Texas insurance giant tells judges brain-damaged baby and mom are stifling company’s free speech
Dallas Morning News
“This seems like it’s off the charts in terms of stretching” the Texas Citizens Participation Act, the judge said, referring to Texas’ version of what’s called an anti-SLAPP law (that stands for “strategic lawsuit against public participation”).
Trump Admin ‘Covered Up’ Death of 10-Year-Old Migrant Girl, Says Rep. Joaquin Castro
Daily Beast
“They covered up her death for eight months, even though we were actively asking the question about whether any child had died or been seriously injured.” Castro said he would make “immediate inquiries” to get more information on how the girl died and why it was kept quiet, and urged the Justice Department investigate what is now a total of six deaths of migrant children detained by U.S. authorities near the southwestern border.
Why Pelosi is so good at infuriating Trump
Politico
The latest episode of “Trump vs. Pelosi” featured Trump storming out of a planned White House meeting with Pelosi, Schumer and other top Democrats over a proposed $2 trillion infrastructure package.
Texas News
Dallas Morning News
- ‘No one has talked more and done less.’ Texas tea party Rep. Jonathan Stickland becomes caucus of one
- Felons can’t run for office just because they can vote, Texas Attorney General says
- Were the Founders in favor of immigration? Yes
Houston Chronicle
- Yacht owners on brink of getting tax break, while Texas homeowners wait for theirs
- What Ben Carson got wrong about public housing here
- Houston has an answer to Trump’s dangerous Census question
Austin American-Statesman
Texas Tribune
- Paid sick-leave ordinances likely survived the Texas Legislature. But businesses still want to kill them.
- The Driver Responsibility Program may soon be dead. But reform is unlikely for a similar program.
San Antonio Express-News
Texas Tribune
- Paid sick-leave ordinances likely survived the Texas Legislature. But businesses still want to kill them.
- The Driver Responsibility Program may soon be dead. But reform is unlikely for a similar program.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Fort Worth’s booming growth refuses to slow down as city becomes 13th largest in U.S.
- Election fraud in Fort Worth? Candidate questions ballots; incumbent calls it ‘slander’
Texas Monthly
- The Lege Manages to Pass an Update to the Sandra Bland Act
- Jonathan Stickland and the Case of the Special Session That Wasn’t
Texas Observer
- Trump Megadonor and Houston Mayoral Candidate Is a Top Sponsor for Democratic Fundraiser with Hillary Clinton
- Texas Has the Highest Uninsured Rate in the Country. Lawmakers Haven’t Addressed it This Session.
El Paso Times
National News
Washington Post
- Democrats are focused on Fox News. They should appear on networks for voters of color, too.
- Fact-checking President Trump’s wild jabs at Joe Biden
