Tag: Texas

The number of Cubans fleeing the country increased 78 percent from 24,278 in 2014 to 43,159 in FY 2015, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (AP Photo)

8,000 Cubans headed to U.S.

Anna Giaritelli · January 29, 2016 12:44 am

A Houston-area grand jury that was investigating whether Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast acted illegally through collecting and supplying aborted fetal tissue instead indicted David Daleiden. (AP Photo)

Daleiden indictment no game-changer for abortion foes

Robert King, Paige Winfield · January 26, 2016 10:08 pm

Tonya Couch, the mother of a Texas teen who used an "affluenza" defense in a drunken wreck, leaves Tarrant County Jail, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas. The teen's lawyer announced Monday afternoon that his client had chosen to drop his appeal of a decision that he should be deported.(AP Photo/Brandon Wade)

Affluenza teen could return to Texas in days

Anna Giaritelli · January 26, 2016 10:01 pm

A Texas grand jury indicted David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt for the undercover videos featuring Planned Parenthood representatives. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Maker of Planned Parenthood videos indicted

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 25, 2016 11:04 pm

The Biometric Information Privacy Act prohibits companies from collecting "personal physiological biometric information" like fingerprints, retina scans, or, plaintiffs in the case argue, facial scans.

You own your face: States fight to keep companies from storing your biometric data

Rudy Takala · January 25, 2016 5:01 am

Trump's retweet comes days after Trump appeared to have retweeted a picture from a white nationalist. (Screengrab/Donald Trump Twitter)

Trump retweets Southern secessionist

Curt Mills · January 23, 2016 5:50 pm

Daleiden asked a judge Friday for permission to present sealed evidence through an amicus brief. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Planned Parenthood video maker offers sealed evidence for SCOTUS abortion case

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 23, 2016 3:56 pm

President Obama, along with Congress, has compounded job losses through "fair" trade agreements. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama’s immigration raids: A classic case of ‘smoke and mirrors’

Maria Espinoza · January 20, 2016 5:01 am

Tim Cole's case has prompted several reforms, including passage of the Tim Cole Act aimed at preventing wrongful convictions. (AP Photo/Jeffery Washington)

Beltway Confidential

The legacy of Texas’ most notorious case of mistaken identity

Daniel Allott · January 18, 2016 9:20 pm

Texas could dictate the future of abortion regulations for these states

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 18, 2016 5:01 am

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a campaign event in Dallas, Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Trump’s Texas state director splits from campaign

Gabby Morrongiello · January 13, 2016 10:19 pm

Trump spokeswoman: Cruz isn’t a serious contender

Becket Adams · January 12, 2016 2:25 am