Following a slew of federal attacks on public health, Harris County sued the Trump administration Thursday for slashing more than $11 billion in funding previously approved by Congress. The county was expected to receive millions of dollars to help track disease outbreaks and run vaccination clinics, according to a press release from Harris County Attorney […]
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Angela Lim is The Barbed Wire's trending news fellow. She is a senior majoring in journalism and Asian American studies at the University of Texas at Austin, set to graduate in May 2025. Most recently, she worked as an editorial intern at Texas Monthly, news intern at KUT, and freelance music writer at the Austin Chronicle. Angela is also an alumna of NPR’s Next Gen Radio fellowship and the Asian American Journalists Association’s VOICES program. She was born in Houston and lived in the Philippines for 16 years, but considers both home.
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Trump Administration Sent a Man From Pennsylvania to Texas to Deport Him, Though a Judge Said Not To
The Trump administration transported a Venezuelan man to Texas for possible deportation, going against a federal judge’s order to block the man’s removal from Pennsylvania or the United States, Reuters reported. On April 15, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines issued a temporary order that prevented the administration from moving the man, referred to as “A.S.R.” […]
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‘I Was Doing Witchcraft:’ Fort Worth Man Performed An Exorcism to Murder His Mom, Police Say
A Fort Worth man is accused of killing his mother after police found a woman covered in blood and holding a Bible. When Fort Worth police arrived on the scene, the man told them it was “an exorcism,” according to his arrest warrant obtained by CBS News Texas. The accused, Alexander Taylor Valdez, allegedly murdered […]
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Texas House OK’s School Voucher Bill — the Rest of Y’all Better Pay Attention
The Texas House of Representatives gave initial approval of Senate Bill 2 around 2 a.m. Thursday morning, with an 85-63 vote, largely along party lines. What does that mean? Texas is on its way to one of the country’s largest tax-payer funded school voucher programs, a first for the state. “For the first time in […]
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Austin Explosion Injures 6, Damages At Least 24 Houses
Six people were injured, two critically, after an explosion at an Austin house on Sunday. The explosion damaged at least 24 nearby properties, and could be heard away as far as Georgetown, Austin Fire Department Division Chief Wayne Parrish said. One user on X said the explosion “rattled” their building. According to the fire department, […]
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Parents Warned Killeen ISD About Bullying. Then a 14-Year-Old Was Stabbed to Death.
This story contains descriptions of bullying and physical violence that may be triggering for some readers. Parents and educators can find anti-bullying resources here. Brianna Harrelson’s son was attacked daily at Eastern Hills Middle School last year. Harrelson, a Harker Heights resident, said the attacks were physical, and that her son sometimes had to outrun […]
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Paxton’s Anti-CRT Lawsuit Was Based on A Manipulated Video, Coppell ISD Says
Coppell ISD officials called Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against the district “political fodder” aimed at public schools. The suit, which claimed the district violated state law that bans critical race theory from being taught, was alleged to be based on a manipulated hidden-video recording, according to court filings. In the lawsuit filed in […]
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Now Ken Paxton Wants Law Firms to Hand Over Info on DEI Practices
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is cracking down on corporate law firms with Texas offices that he alleges promote employment practices aimed at increasing workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion, according to the Office of the Attorney General. This follows federal officials’ request for information about law firms’ DEI initiatives last month. On Thursday, Paxton and […]
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As Texas Measles Outbreak Hits 422 Cases, Dallas County Cancels 50 Vaccine Events After DOGE Cuts
Federal spending cuts have hit Texas’ public health agencies amid rapidly spreading disease outbreaks. Texas had 422 measles cases as of April 1, according to state health data, and at least 22 new infections were confirmed over the last five days. In February, state health officials confirmed the death of an unvaccinated child in Lubbock, […]
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H-E-B Has the Cheapest Egg Prices in the Nation, Thank Goodness
There’s more reasons to love Texas’ favorite grocery store: H-E-B currently has the cheapest egg prices nationwide. According to a FinanceBuzz study first-reported by The San Antonio Express-News, H-E-B has the lowest price for a dozen eggs among top grocers across the country. During the week of March 31, a dozen store-brand or generic large […]