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Certain provisions of Texas’ sweeping 2021 voting law that restrict voter assistance violate the federal Voting Rights Act and cannot be enforced, a federal judge in Texas ruled Friday. Among the rules struck down by U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez was a ban on compensation for anyone who assists a voter and a requirement for anyone who assists a voter to...

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Former GOP Education Chairs Push For More School Funding As Texas Faces Crisis

Two former Republican members of the Texas Legislature who chaired education committees urged the state...

Travis County Judge Extends Order Blocking release Of TEA’s A-F Scores

A Travis County judge has granted a group of more than 30 schools a temporary...

Musk’s Texas Ad Astra School Fails To Meet Inspection Deadlines Again

Elon Musk's Ad Astra school in Bastrop, Texas, has delayed its opening after inspections were...

Ohio Diverts Taxpayer Money To Fund Private Religious Schools In Voucher Scheme

Ohio is funding private religious schools with taxpayer money to help them expand and renovate...

Pro-Voucher D.C. Group Launches Mailer Campaign Supporting Republicans Without Mentioning Vouchers

A D.C.- based organization is launching a campaign to support Texas Republicans who voted for...

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Medicare Slashes Drug Prices By 79%: What Biden’s Plan Means for You

Medicaid has negotiated down the prices of some of 10 top-selling prescription drugs by as much as 79%, a move that is expected to save billions from taxpayers. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala...

U.S. Olympic Athlete Used Her Time In Paris To Get Free Doctor Appointments

An American athlete at the 2024 Olympics has spent her time in Paris making numerous doctor appointments because the healthcare is free in the Olympic village. In a series of TikTok videos, Ari Ramsey, a...

Texas Has Second Worst Women’s Healthcare in Nation

A new study from the Commonwealth Fund shows that Texas ranks almost dead last when it comes to women’s health issues. Only Mississippi is worse. It’s a source of constant frustration that Texas has one...

Can Federal Funding Save Teachers’ Healthcare Insurance?

With increases to public school funding seemingly frozen by the state’s leadership as the result of a fight between the legislature and the Governor over vouchers, public school districts are being forced to find...

Potential Supreme Court Decision On Idaho Emergency Abortions May Influence Texas Ban

The US Supreme Court is poised to permit emergency abortions in Idaho, according to a Blooberg report. This decision could have significant implications for states with strict abortion bans like Texas.  According to Bloomberg, a...

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Biden Launches Plan To Reconnect Texas To National Grid

Texas moved one step closer to electric grid reliability this week as the Biden-Harris Administration announced plans to reconnect parts of the Texas grid to one of the two nation power structures. The Department of...

Did Musk Suggest the Assassination of Biden? Secret Service Is Investigating

The U.S. Secret Service announced it is investigating a tweet by Elon Musk in which he questioned why no one is trying to assassinate President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris. The tweet was...

Georgia Teen Faces Four Murder Charges In High School Shooting, Father Charged Too

The Georgia teen suspected of killing four people in a shooting at his high school and his father made their first court appearance Friday morning. Cold Gray, the 14-year-old suspect, faced four murder charges for...

The Secret Behind Foreign-Run Facebook Pages Capitalizing On American Patriotism

Content farmers in Macedonia are creating Facebook pages about American patriotism and making thousands of dollars thanks to American social media users who liked their posts. In a recent report, Forbes found that numerous Facebook...

Dallas Democrat Jasmine Crockett Takes On National Role In Harris Campaign

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett continues to make waves as she takes on a new role as a national co-chair for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. The Dallas Democrat will be traveling across battleground states...

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