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Deputy 'Engulfed' in Blaze Raging Across Texas

Deputy Sgt. Barbara Fenley died while reportedly trying to check on an elderly resident

(Newser) - Fire crews in Texas hope to make progress Saturday against a massive complex of wildfires that have killed one person and burned at least 50 homes, officials said. Winds were expected to diminish on Saturday, raising hopes for the attack on the flames, said a spokesman for the task force...

Boy Driver in Fatal Wreck Was in Truck With Father

It remains unclear why 13-year-old was behind the wheel in crash that killed nine

(Newser) - More details are emerging about this week's fatal crash on a two-lane Texas road that claimed nine lives. On Thursday, authorities revealed that the driver of a pickup that slammed into a van of college students was only 13 years old . On Friday, a local pastor said the boy...

Driver in Crash That Killed Nine Was Only 13 Years Old

Boy was at the wheel of pickup that struck van

(Newser) - A jarring revelation in a deadly crash : The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people, per the AP . The truck’s left front tire, which was a spare...

From Citi, a 'Breakthrough Moment' on Abortion Rights

Company says it will pay travel expenses for employees who need to get to abortion clinics

(Newser) - Increasingly rigid abortion legislation is making inroads across the nation, including in Texas , Mississippi , and Idaho , and now one major corporation is responding. In a Wednesday letter to shareholders, Citigroup announced it would cover some of the costs for employees who need to travel to access abortion services. "In...

Students From All Over Died Together Pursuing Their Passion

University of the Southwest community, family remember golfers, coach after devastating accident

(Newser) - Laci Stone had a special request for her mom. The 18-year-old wanted to get tiny matching heart tattoos before leaving her Texas hometown and returning to New Mexico to finish out her freshman year at the University of the Southwest. She begged her mother, and now Chelsi Stone is glad...

Butterfly Center Targeted by QAnon Partially Reopens

But Texas sanctuary is members-only for now

(Newser) - A butterfly center in Texas has partially reopened, more than a month after it said it was temporarily shutting down because of threats from QAnon conspiracy theorists. The National Butterfly Center in the border community of Mission said in a tweet this week that it reopened for members only on...

65 Businesses Call Texas Out for Anti-Trans Measures

Apple, Google, and many more call for Gov. Greg Abbott to put a stop to the initiatives

(Newser) - Texas' recent anti-trans initiatives are not going over well with the 65 businesses that signed an ad placed Friday in the Dallas Morning News. Titled "Discrimination is bad for business," the open letter called on Gov. Greg Abbott to do away with the state's "recent attempt...

Company, VP Indicted After Texas Double Tragedy

Employee, wife died in poisonous gas leak in 2019

(Newser) - Update: A Texas oilfield company and its vice president have been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple charges connected to the 2019 deaths of an employee and his wife. Jacob Dean died from inhaling hydrogen sulfide gas after being sent to check on a pump house in Odessa....

How Women Are Getting Around Texas&#39; Abortion Law
How Women Are Getting
Around Texas' Abortion Law
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Mar 7, 2022 3:19 PM CST

How Women Are Getting Around Texas' Abortion Law

They're traveling out of state, ordering abortion pills from overseas

(Newser) - Abortions among Texas women have fallen by only 10% since September, when Texas' strict abortion law went into effect, as women look outside the Lone Star State for help, the New York Times reports. That's according to two new studies, which show women traveled out of state for abortion...

Surprise Guest Shows Up at Batman Screening

Real bat in Texas theater may have been released as a prank

(Newser) - Moviegoers in Austin, Texas, got to see more than one type of bat during a screening of The Batman this weekend, per the AP . An actual bat was spotted swooping around inside the theater, putting the movie on pause while management called animal control and tried—unsuccessfully—to get the...

Accused Texas Serial Killer: God Speaks to Me of My Acquittal

Billy Chemirmir says he'll never be convicted

(Newser) - He's accused of being one of Texas' most prolific serial killers , but Billy Chemirmir says there's no way he'll be convicted. The 48-year-old gave an interview to the Dallas Morning News via two phone calls from his Dallas County jail cell, where he's awaiting trial. Chemirmir,...

Flight From Canada to Mexico Makes Unplanned Stop in Texas

Aeromexico flight had to dump 3 unruly passengers after a reportedly drunken face-mask tiff

(Newser) - Houston, we have a problem. Rather, three of them, and they were all booted from an Aeromexico flight that had to be diverted to the Texas city after a reportedly drunken confrontation over face masks. According to an incident report from the Houston Police Department cited by CNN , Aeromexico Flight...

Texas Judge Blocks Probe of Parents of Transgender Teen

It's a temporary move

(Newser) - Update: A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the state's child welfare agency from investigating the parents of a transgender teen. The couple was previously under investigation for alleged child abuse due to providing gender-affirming medical care for the teen, and the judge's order is in response to a...

Texas Rep. Drops Reelection Bid After Affair With ISIS Widow Emerges

Van Taylor reportedly got involved with the widow of an ISIS recruiter

(Newser) - US Rep. Van Taylor of Texas said Wednesday that he was ending his reelection campaign and admitted having an affair following reports that he had been in a relationship with the widow of an American-born recruiter for the Islamic State group. The North Texas congressman's announcement came the day...

Beto O'Rourke, Greg Abbott to Face Off in Texas Governor's Race

They win their respective primaries Tuesday

(Newser) - It'll be Beto O'Rourke vs. Greg Abbott in the Texas gubernatorial race. O'Rourke won the Democratic primary Tuesday—the first primary of the 2022 midterm election season—and incumbent Gov. Abbott won the Republican primary, the AP reports. O'Rourke, a former congressman, 2018 Senate candidate, and...

Hero Dad Jumps Into Bullring at Just the Right Moment

Bull was charging toward Landis Hooks' teen son, the rider who'd been knocked unconscious

(Newser) - Fathers might intend to protect their children no matter the danger, but that's easier said than done when there's an angry bull in the picture. Landis Hooks wasn't bothered. The father had watched his 18-year-old bull rider son get knocked unconscious by a bucking bull at the...

White House Slams 'Dangerous' Move by Texas Governor

Greg Abbott wants gender-transitioning procedures investigated as child abuse

(Newser) - Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered Texas' child welfare agency to investigate reports of "gender-transitioning procedures" as child abuse, in a move LGBTQ advocates say will strip transgender children of their rights. Legislation to classify gender-affirming medical care as child abuse passed the state Senate but failed to pass...

Girl, 3, Disappears From San Antonio Playground
Reward Grows to $250K
for Missing 4-Year-Old
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Feb 21, 2022 9:35 AM CST

Reward Grows to $250K for Missing 4-Year-Old

Lina Khil was last seen on a San Antonio playground on Dec. 20

(Newser) - Update: The search for a young girl who went missing from a Texas playground in December goes on. KSAT reports the reward in the case has been increased to $250,000, thanks to offerings from the local Crime Stoppers and the Islamic Center of San Antonio. Lina, who turned 4...

This Bird Has Never Been Seen in the US Before—Until Now

Bat falcon spotted in Texas usually breeds in Mexico, Central and South America

(Newser) - A bird that has never been seen in the US before has made its way to the Lone Star State, per the US Fish & Wildlife Service, and there's pictorial proof. Peter Witt tells KSAT that when he and his wife visited the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge last...

5 Christian School Staffers Leave in Handcuffs

They're accused of trying to cover-up a sexual assault at Texas campus

(Newser) - Five staff members at a private Christian school in Texas were taken from the school in handcuffs Wednesday on claims that they tried to cover up a sexual assault on campus. Midland Police say they were called to Midland Christian School on Jan. 28 in response to the alleged sexual...

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