Texas
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Abortions resume in some Texas clinics after judge halts law
World | Oct 08, 2021, 10:11 AM ISTThe Texas law is just one that has set up the biggest test of abortion rights in the U.S. in decades, and it is part of a broader push by Republicans nationwide to impose new restrictions on abortion.
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Elon Musk says Tesla will move HQ from California to Texas
Auto | Oct 08, 2021, 06:34 AM ISTMusk noted that cost of housing in the Bay Area has made it tough for many people to become homeowners and that translates into long commutes.
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Texas: Multiple people wounded after shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington
World | Oct 06, 2021, 10:14 PM ISTThe Mansfield Independent School District said in a news release that Timberview High School was on lockdown Wednesday morning. The school is in Arlington, which is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
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Texas Abortion Law: Women’s March targets Supreme Court
World | Oct 03, 2021, 12:39 PM ISTThe day before the march, the Biden administration urged a federal judge to block the nation’s most restrictive abortion law, which has banned most abortions in Texas since early September.
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Biden administration urges judge to block Texas abortion law
World | Oct 02, 2021, 07:17 AM ISTThe Texas law is just one that has set up the biggest test of abortion rights in the U.S. in decades, and it is part of a broader push by Republicans nationwide to impose new restrictions on abortion.
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Texas doctor who defied state’s new abortion ban gets sued
World | Sep 21, 2021, 10:35 AM ISTFormer attorneys in Arkansas and Illinois filed separate state lawsuits Monday against Dr. Alan Braid, who in a weekend Washington Post opinion column became the first Texas abortion provider to publicly reveal he violated the law that took effect on Sept. 1.
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US closes part of Texas border, begins flying Haitians home
World | Sep 20, 2021, 07:16 AM ISTThousands of Haitian migrants have been arriving to Del Rio, Texas, as authorities attempt to close the border to stop the flow of migrants.
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Joe Biden administration to deport migrant crowds in Texas border city
World | Sep 19, 2021, 08:23 AM ISTBiden administration has 3 flights planned for Sunday, and more could be scheduled for the coming days, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a leading US daily report.
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Will ‘protect’ abortion seekers in Texas: Justice Department
World | Sep 07, 2021, 09:07 AM ISTAttorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department would “protect those seeking to obtain or provide reproductive health services” under a federal law known as the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.
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EXPLAINER: The language, reach of new Texas abortion law
World | Sep 05, 2021, 08:45 AM ISTThe Texas law, pegged a “fetal heartbeat bill,” bans abortions at the point of the “first detectable heartbeat,” which could happen around six weeks into pregnancy.
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'Do not give up': Americans help Afghans in new homeland
World | Aug 18, 2021, 08:28 AM ISTAcross the US, Americans are scrambling to help Afghans fleeing their country after the Taliban's speedy takeover.
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2 dead, 30 hospitalised after chemical leak in Texas
India | Jul 29, 2021, 12:56 PM ISTDuring a PC on Wednesday, officials from LyondellBasell Industries said its facility in La Porte experienced a chemical leak, which has been identified as acetic acid, at around 7.35 pm on Tuesday evening, reports Xinhua news agency.
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Jeff Bezos to fly 'beyond Karman line' on Tuesday
Science | Jul 19, 2021, 11:20 PM ISTJeff Bezos is all set to fly to the edge of space, beyond the Karman line, on Tuesday, along with three others, aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.
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Dozens treated after chemical leak at Texas water park
World | Jul 18, 2021, 07:30 AM ISTKPRC-TV reports that some of those who became sick were children, including a 3-year-old who was hospitalized in stable condition.
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One killed, 5 injured after small plane crashes at Texas airport
World | Jun 14, 2021, 06:50 PM ISTOne person was killed and five others injured when a small airplane crashed early Monday at a municipal airport in Texas, authorities said.
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Texas lawmakers approve abortion ban as early as 6 weeks
World | May 14, 2021, 09:25 AM ISTTexas would ban abortions after as early as six weeks and allow private citizens to enforce the rule through civil lawsuits against doctors and others under a measure given final approval by state lawmakers.
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Employee kills 1, wounds 5 at Texas cabinet business
World | Apr 09, 2021, 07:12 AM ISTA man opened fire Thursday at a Texas cabinet-making company where he worked, killing one person and wounding five others before shooting and wounding a state trooper prior to his arrest, authorities said.
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Texas man carrying weapon arrested outside Kamala Harris' residence
World | Mar 18, 2021, 07:35 AM ISTWashington DC police on Wednesday (local time) arrested a Texas man outside Vice President Kamala Harris' official residence, the US Naval Observatory, with a rifle and ammunition recovered from his vehicle.
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Texas becomes biggest US state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate
World | Mar 03, 2021, 07:46 AM ISTThe announcement in Texas, where the virus has killed more than 43,000 people, rattled doctors and big city leaders who said they are now bracing for another deadly resurgence.
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Winter storm cripples life in Texas, millions left without power supply
World | Feb 16, 2021, 09:36 AM ISTPresident Joe Biden approved Texas' emergency disaster proclamation Sunday. The declaration orders federal assistance to supplement state and local storm response efforts, according to a statement from the White House.