Abortion care training is banned in some states. A new bill could help...
Medical schools in states that have banned abortion can't teach abortion care. Sen. Tammy Baldwin wants to make funds available for students in those states to travel for the training.
View ArticleERCOT issues first Weather Watch in 2023 ahead of statewide heat wave
An ERCOT Weather Watch is an earlier notification – approximately 3-5 days ahead – of forecasted significant weather and high demand.
View ArticleWhy did Texas abandon ERIC, a tool that prevents voter fraud?
A system called the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, prevented double-voting across state lines. It was considered the gold standard, but Texas and other Republican states are...
View Article'Advocates' hands are tied:' Texas abortion ban prevents rape counselors from...
Senate Bill 8 and the state's so-called trigger law did not include exceptions for rape. Advocates say the bans not only restrict a survivor’s right to make important health care decisions, but they...
View ArticleTexas prison officials change 'strange' policy that kept some women in...
Prison researchers were shocked to learn that women were issued a thick white gown instead of the two-piece uniform that men are issued. Now, inmates said they are receiving those two-piece uniforms too.
View ArticleThe Supreme Court leaves Indian Child Welfare Act intact
The case pitted prospective adoptive parents and Texas against the act, a federal law aimed at preventing Native American children from being separated from their extended families and their tribes.
View ArticleL.A. mayor slams Abbott for 'despicable stunt' after Texas sends more...
About 40 migrants were transported to Los Angeles from Texas earlier this week as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s ongoing effort to have so-called sanctuary cities take the burden off Texas border towns.
View ArticleOpioid settlement payouts are now public, showing how much local governments got
KFF Health News obtained documents showing the exact dollar amounts — down to the cent — that local governments have been paid in 2022 and 2023 in lawsuit settlements from the opioid crisis.
View ArticleCrews unearthed a historic Texas cemetery. Five years later, bodies still...
After years of planning, contractors finally break ground on the site of a new school in Sugar Land. But the very next day, someone shows up with a warning: Be on the lookout for bodies.
View ArticleToxic water in South Texas colonias costs residents precious health and money
For decades, residents of some of the poorest neighborhoods along the border have dealt with foul and even toxic drinking water, all while paying some of the highest prices for this basic need. Now,...
View ArticleYes, the big news is Trump. Test your knowledge of everything else in NPR's...
Who won the week? The Tonys? Jack Smith? UPS delivery persons? Generative AI? Joe Biden's dentist? Or YOU ... if you've been paying attention.
View ArticleHistory-making whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg has died at 92
Ellsberg's release of what were called the 'Pentagon Papers' hastened the end of the Vietnam war, prompted a landmark Supreme Court ruling and contributed to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.
View ArticleCity pools open just in time for extended heat wave
San Antonians looking for ways to keep cool during an extended heat wave gripping the area could dive into one of the 23 city pools opening this weekend.
View ArticleJuneteenth weekend in SA includes festival, parade, and appearance by the...
89-year-old Opal Lee speaks at True Vision Church at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
View ArticleThree dead, dozens more injured after tornado hits Texas Panhandle
The tornado touched down just south of the Texas-Oklahoma border late Thursday afternoon and left several houses and mobile homes beyond repair.
View ArticleTrump has had a lot of lawyers but still longs for his wartime consigliere
When it comes to former President Donald Trump's legal team, it's easy to get spun in the revolving door. It seems like he's looking for a wartime consigliere — another Roy Cohn.
View Article40 years ago, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space
On June 18, 1983, she made history aboard the space shuttle. America's first woman in space had joined NASA after responding to a newspaper ad. "I knew that's what I wanted to do," she said.
View ArticleChronic wasting disease confirmed in Bexar County. What you need to know.
TPR's Jerry Clayton spoke with Matt Reidy, a wildlife biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department about the discovery of the first case of CWD in Bexar County.
View ArticleMass shootings trigger march and vigil in Boerne
There was an anti-gun violence protest in conservative Boerne on Saturday.
View Article'It's a big risk:' After two years in the U.S., Afghan evacuees navigate a...
The Biden administration is working to allow tens of thousands of Afghans to remain in the United States. After the Taliban takeover two years ago, they were allowed to come to the U.S. under a...
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