The White House is at odds with Oklahoma lawmakers who voted in favor of “the most effective lifesaving anti-abortion” bill, which press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre deemed “the most extreme.” The Oklahoma bill would, if signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt, ban abortion from the moment of fertilization, except in certain circumstances. Responding to the move, Jean-Pierre…
DOJ Group Calls for Staff to Have Paid Leave to Travel for Abortions
A gender equity advocacy group within the Department of Justice has called for administrative time off for staff and their families to travel interstate to have abortions. The DOJ Gender Equality Network (DOJ GEN) board of directors wrote to government officials on Wednesday (pdf), prompted by the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v….
Texas Inmate Who Escaped Bus Got out of Restraints, Cage
CENTERVILLE, Texas—A convicted murderer who escaped from a transport bus last week got out of his restraints and a caged area before stabbing the driver, and he is still on the run Wednesday, authorities said. Gonzalo Lopez, 46, who was serving a life sentence, was being transported to a medical appointment on May 12 in…
Trump Announces Forthcoming Book About the 2020 Election
Former President Donald Trump told supporters on May 14 that he’s writing a book on alleged voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, entitled “The Crime of the Century.” “I don’t think you’ll enjoy it. You’ll be very depressed when you read it, but we want to have it down for historic reasons,” Trump said…
Texas Pipeline Operators Prepare for Higher Volume as Permian Basin Oil Production Picks Up
Texas oil pipeline operators are preparing to increase the volume of crude oil flowing through pipelines from domestic shale fields to its hubs on the Gulf Coast to pre-pandemic levels by October 2022, according to analysts. U.S. crude oil had been trading at about $100 a barrel, a boon for some Texas oil pipeline operators struggling…
Sheriff: 2 Dead, 3 Hospitalized in Houston Flea Market Shooting
HOUSTON—Two people were killed and three more were taken to a hospital with injuries after a shooting Sunday at a bustling Houston flea market, authorities. The shooting at the open-air market arose from an “altercation” that involved at least two guns and all five of the people, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. He…
Texas Supreme Court Allows Child Abuse Investigations of Parents of Transgender Children
A Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state could continue to resume investigating parents for child abuse if they facilitate “gender-affirming” treatment for transgender children. A lower court judge reimplemented a temporary injunction in March, blocking Texas child abuse investigations of the families of transgender children. That prompted the state to file its case…
Search Continues for Texas Inmate Who Escaped Prison Bus
CENTERVILLE, Texas—The search continued Friday for a Texas inmate serving a life sentence for murder who escaped from a transport bus after stabbing the driver. Gonzalo Lopez, 46, escaped custody Thursday after he overpowered the driver, whose injuries were not considered life-threatening, said Jason Clark, chief of staff for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice….
‘Bidenflation’, Border Crisis Drawing Hispanic Voters to GOP in South Texas Midterms: Analysts
Republicans could pick up as many as three seats in the House of Representatives in Texas as Hispanic voters are reeling from the effect that inflation has had on businesses, while the border crisis has made some Hispanics wonder whether the Democrats really are the party that cares about them, say experts. In play are…
National Association of Science Teachers Trains Members on ‘Queering Your Classroom’
During a training session recently held by the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), teachers were told how infuse sex and gender ideologies into science classes and make classroom more “LGBTQIA+ supportive.” The training session, titled “Queer Your Classroom: Supporting LGBTQIA+ Students,” featured a presentation prepared by Jamie Kubiak, a New York City-based high school chemistry…
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