David v. Goliath: The October March to save lives in Louisiana’s ‘Death Alley’
David v. Goliath: The October March to save lives in Louisiana’s ‘Death Alley’ | Read more|
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Citywide school audit will cover about 5 percent of high school student files
NOLA Public Schools district Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr.’s promised citywide audit of high school academic records will cover about 5 percent of high school students, The Lens confirmed Tuesday. | Read more|
State Sen. Pat Fallon decides against primary challenge to Cornyn
The Prosper Republican revealed his decision Thursday, after he previously announced an exploratory committee to consider whether to run against the state's senior U.S. senator. | Read more|
City Planning Commission votes against increasing jail capacity
The New Orleans City Planning Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to deny a proposal by the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office that would increase the capacity of the New Orleans jail above the longstanding cap of 1,438 beds and pave the way for a new jail building, known as Phase III, that would add 89 new beds and | Read more|
Behind The Lens episode 51: ‘The city is responsible for this, not the residents of Gordon Plaza.’
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Elizabeth Warren hires Texas state director
The Democratic presidential hopeful is the first non-Texan candidate to announce a hire in the state. | Read more|
Border Patrol apprehensions dipped last month, but 2019 saw a dramatic increase from 2018
Despite the months-long trend downward, the 2019 fiscal year’s total represents nearly a 90 percent increase from 2018. | Read more|
Analysis: Texas, the eyes of others are upon you in 2020
There’s a lot going on here. And Texas, accustomed to sitting in the back of the room in presidential election years, is getting a lot of attention. | Read more|
Former U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions announces campaign for open Bill Flores seat
The former Republican congressman for Dallas made it official Thursday in Waco: He wants back in Congress, but not in his old district. | Read more|
Court-appointed special education monitors detail how the state picked the wrong New Orleans schools for federal consent decree scrutiny
Independent monitors overseeing the Louisiana Department of Education’s work under a federal consent judgment have identified a series of mistakes — ranging from calculation errors to what appears to be sloppy record-keeping — that led the state to monitor the wrong New Orleans schools for special education servi | Read more|
The 21 Tory Rebels Sacked By Boris Johnson For Voting To Block A No-Deal Brexit
Sir Nicholas Soames, Winston's Churchill's grandson, is among those who defied the PM. | Read more|
Council members question whether the city is holding too many teens in the adult jail
New Orleans City Council members on Thursday criticized the ongoing practice of detaining juveniles at the city’s adult lockup, saying it goes against city ordinances designating the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center — formerly the Youth Study Center — as the appropriate facility for juveniles, including those | Read more|
Greg Abbott backs “expedited executions” for mass shooters after Odessa shooting
The governor tweeted Monday night that Texas is “working on a legislative package” and that “expedited executions for mass murderers would be a nice addition.” | Read more|
After mass shooting, Odessa’s mayor is "mad as hell" but helping his city cope
David Turner says residents are still in shock. He’s unsure of the solution but is troubled that the gunman was able to obtain a firearm even after failing a background check. | Read more|
Beto O'Rourke delivers subdued second debate performance, avoids stumbles of first round
O'Rourke was most confident when bringing up his home state and his near victory in the 2018 Senate race in making his case for electability. | Read more|
‘I feel like I was robbed’: Kennedy HS graduate questions his class ranking as school recalculates GPAs
‘I feel like I was robbed’: Kennedy HS graduate questions his class ranking as school recalculates GPAs | Read more|
In a Mexican border city, Trump’s plan to discourage migrants appears to be working as some give up on asylum
The controversial "remain in Mexico" plan is becoming one of the Trump administration’s most successful strategies in keeping migrants from gaining entry into the U.S. Just ask the migrants who got released into cartel weary Nuevo Laredo this week. Many are headed home. | Read more|
White House Contender Jay Inslee Rolls Out A Plan To Restore Unions, Boost Wages
The Washington governor says his state has proved putting workers first is good for the economy. | Read more|
GOP Rep. Pete Olson, Who Derisively Noted Opponent's Ethnicity, Is Retiring
The Texas Republican once called Democrat Sri Preston Kulkarni an "Indo-American who’s a carpetbagger.” | Read more|
In restarting the federal death penalty, AG William Barr looks to Texas
The federal death penalty hasn't been carried out since 2003. Now the U.S. attorney general wants to adopt the method used in Texas executions to put five men to death. | Read more|
Kim Kardashian West Visits D.C. Jail To Discuss Criminal Justice Reform
The reality star also spoke about a higher education initiative at the facility and filmed footage for a documentary on her criminal justice activism. | Read more|
Trump proposal could end food stamp benefits for 125,000 Texans, experts say
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it was proposing a new requirement for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The rule, which limits states' flexibility to set eligibility standards, could cut off thousands of Texans. | Read more|
India bans use of "last hope" antibiotic on farms
India bans use of "last hope" antibiotic on farms | Read more|
Elizabeth Warren Introduces Bill To Cancel $640 Billion In Student Loan Debt
The 2020 presidential candidate laid out the proposal along with Democratic House Whip James Clyburn. | Read more|
The federal government opened a model facility for migrant kids last month. Now it's being closed.
Kevin Dinnin, head of the San Antonio-based nonprofit that runs the Carrizo Springs shelter, said it was "too much, too late." | Read more|
"You don't forget it": President Trump’s "go back" tweet stokes old wounds for Texans of color
Some Texans of color have spent much of their lives working through how racist attacks left them feeling less American. Now, those attacks are coming from the president. | Read more|
John Paul Stevens, Former Supreme Court Justice, Dies At 99
Stevens led the court's effort to provide legal protections for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. | Read more|
Most Texas Republicans vote against U.S. House resolution condemning Trump for racist tweet
All Democrats voted in favor of the resolution, which passed in a near party-line vote. Only one Texas Republican, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, joined Democrats in the vote. | Read more|
George Conway Says He’s Changed His Mind About Trump: 'Racist To The Core'
“Naivete, resentment and outright racism, roiled in a toxic mix, have given us a racist president," the attorney and husband of Kellyanne Conway wrote. | Read more|
"I'm not sorry": A quarter century later, Eddie Bernice Johnson stands by her crime bill vote
Johnson is the only Texan remaining in Congress who voted for the bill, which has become deeply unpopular among Democrats and is a contentious issue in the 2020 presidential primary. | Read more|
Can the “masters of the flood” help Texas protect its coast from hurricanes?
After centuries of fighting back water in a low-lying nation, the Dutch have become the world leaders in flood control. And their expertise is helping Texas design what would become the nation’s most ambitious — and expensive — coastal barrier. | Read more|
Hillary Clinton Fires Back After Trump’s Racist Tweet: ‘You’re Right About One Thing’
The president lobbed an inaccurate attack at several Democratic lawmakers on Sunday, saying they should "go back" to the countries they came from. | Read more|
Behind The Lens episode 40: ‘You don’t know exactly what you’re gonna get until it gets here’
Behind The Lens episode 40: ‘You don’t know exactly what you’re gonna get until it gets here’ | Read more|
Beto O’Rourke discloses that he’s descended from slave owners
Something that we’ve been thinking about and talking about in town hall meetings and out on the campaign — the legacy of slavery in the United States — now has a much more personal connection,” O'Rourke wrote. | Read more|
Entergy’s emissions reduction goals would yield higher emissions than it produced in 2017
Entergy’s emissions reduction goals would yield higher emissions than it produced in 2017 | Read more|