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A person reacts in Minneapolis on April 20, 2021, after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd.

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Texas denies a posthumous pardon for George Floyd over a drug charge

12:47pm September 16, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles declined a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-Houston police officer.

Brandy Bottone has said she was not trying to make a political statement when she told Dallas deputies that her fetus counts as a living person.

National

Pregnant woman who claimed her fetus was an HOV lane passenger gets another ticket

5:30am September 02, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Brandy Bottone got the first traffic violation dismissed, arguing that under Texas' abortion law, her fetus counted as a person. She's hoping to make the same argument again.

Protesters hold signs as they march in opposition to the anti-abortion law S.B. 8 outside the Texas state capitol on May 29, 2021 in Austin.

Poll: One year after SB 8, Texans express strong support for abortion rights

4:45pm September 01, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

One year after a restrictive abortion law took effect, a poll shows a majority of Texans surveyed say they support abortion access in most or all cases. Many say the issue will motivate them to vote.

Nearly 1,500 pounds of alleged cocaine was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to officials. The estimated street value of the narcotics is $11.8 million.

National

A shipment of baby wipes turns out to be $11.8 million worth of cocaine

7:11pm August 30, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the seized cocaine totaled more than $11.8 million in street value.

Abortion-rights advocates are using social media to reach young people who have more questions than ever about how to get an abortion.

Health & Safety

Long uncertain, young people's access to abortion is more complicated than ever

7:00am August 13, 2022

by Megan Burbank

As more states restrict abortion, the obstacles for minors who need the procedure are growing. Abortion-rights advocates warn the legal upheaval is leaving young people confused and without options.

Carlie Brown (left) and Molly Pela exchange wedding vows as their friend, Julie Takahashi, officiates the ceremony. Both women said they rushed to get married after reading Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' concurring opinion in striking down Roe v.

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Scared after the fall of Roe, these 2 Texas women rushed to tie the knot

5:00am August 08, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Following the Supreme Court's decision, Carlie Brown and Molly Pela rescheduled their wedding for nine months earlier. They fear that without federal protections, their family remains vulnerable.

Abortion rights protesters gather at the Texas state capitol in Austin in June.

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Texas conservatives have a plan to get around DAs who won't enforce abortion laws

5:00am July 15, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

A Republican state legislator's proposal would allow prosecutors from around the state to step in when local DAs refuse to press charges over abortion, as at least five Texas prosecutors have vowed.

Bryan Peden, an anti-abortion supporter stands outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic in Jackson, Miss., and waves his King James version of the Bible, as he cries out to women entering the medical facility to not have and abortion, Saturd

Texas clinics halt abortions after state high court ruling

4:12am July 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Clinics were shutting down abortion services in the nation's second-largest state Saturday after the Texas Supreme Court blocked an order allowing the procedure to resume in some cases.

Mahayana Landowne, of Brooklyn, N.Y., wears a "Lady Justice" costume as she marches past the Supreme Court during a protest for abortion rights on June 30, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

National

The Texas Supreme Court has blocked an order that resumed abortions in the state

1:47am July 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

The whiplash of Texas clinics turning away patients, rescheduling them and now potentially canceling appointments again illustrated the confusion and scrambling taking place since Roe fell.

District Attorney José Garza, pictured in Austin, Texas, in 2021. He is one of nearly 90 elected prosecutors from across the country who has publicly pledged not to prosecute those seeking or providing abortions.

This Texas district attorney is one of dozens who have vowed not to prosecute abortion

10:43am June 29, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Nearly 90 elected prosecutors from both blue and red states pledged not to prosecute those who seek or provide abortions. One Texas DA says that's because their jobs are about keeping people safe.

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