Daily Archives: May 15, 2025

Maria Rojas appeals clinic shutdown order

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Keep an eye on this. The Texas Attorney General’s Office can’t prove that a Houston-area midwife provided an illegal abortion, her lawyers say. In an appeal submitted to the Texas First Court of Appeals on Monday, lawyers for Maria Rojas … Continue reading →

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Spring Branch ID to appeal redistricting verdict

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

As expected. Spring Branch ISD officials plan to appeal last month’s federal ruling that the district violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by holding at-large elections, the board president said Monday night after an executive session discussion. While awaiting … Continue reading →

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We’re sinking

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

I think at some level we all knew this was true. Groundwater and oil extraction are causing the ground beneath Houston to sink faster than any other major city in the U.S., according to a new study in Nature Cities. … Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of May 12

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

The Texas Progressive Alliance can’t get enough Chicago Pope memes as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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