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The Texas Legislature Is Working On Stricter Abortion Legislation

The Texas Legislature Is Working On Stricter Abortion Legislation

Austin — (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Senate passed seven abortion-related bills Tuesday. One, the so-called “Heartbeat Bill,” would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. That’s roughly six weeks into a pregnancy, and is often before the expectant mother knows she’s pregnant. Another bill would allow anyone in Texas to sue anybody who intends…MORE

SpaceX Test Rocket Breaks Apart While Landing

SpaceX Test Rocket Breaks Apart While Landing

Boca Chica (AP) – SpaceX has suffered another failed landing of Starship, its prototype Mars rocket. A camera on the rocket froze Tuesday, and dense fog in South Texas obscured views of the rocket coming apart right before touchdown. Other video showed debris raining down and explosions could be heard. That was the fourth full-scale…MORE

Reforms to Texas’ Energy Grid Begin Moving After Blackout

Reforms to Texas’ Energy Grid Begin Moving After Blackout

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ power grid that buckled during February’s deadly winter storm would operate under new oversight and require power plants to prepare for more extreme weather under overhauls that moved closer to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk Tuesday. Six weeks after more than 100 people died in subfreezing weather in Texas, including many of…MORE

NFL Expands Regular Season

NFL Expands Regular Season

UNDATED (AP) – The NFL regular-season schedule is expanding from 16 to 17 games, the first increase since the league went from 14 to 16 games before the 1978 season. Team owners approved the 17th game today as expected, with the extra contest being an interconference matchup based on where teams finished in the previous…MORE

2 Ex-Texas Sheriff Deputies Indicted in Black Man’s Death

2 Ex-Texas Sheriff Deputies Indicted in Black Man’s Death

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Prosecutors say two former Texas sheriff deputies have been indicted on manslaughter charges in the March 2019 death of a 40-year-old Black man named Javier Ambler. The announcement today comes two years after Ambler’s death was filmed by the police reality TV series “Live PD.” The former postal worker was shocked…MORE