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Marijuana decriminalization measures in San Marcos, Austin get early court wins
Read full article: Marijuana decriminalization measures in San Marcos, Austin get early court winsThree other cities have passed similar measures but the Texas AG and others question whether they can be enforced because of conflicts with state law.
Greece is buoyed by a Turkish official's comments about Parthenon sculptures taken by Britain
Read full article: Greece is buoyed by a Turkish official's comments about Parthenon sculptures taken by BritainGreece’s culture minister says the comments made by a Turkish official at a UNESCO meeting last week, casting doubt on the existence of proof long cited by Britain that it had legally acquired the Parthenon Marbles, have bolstered Athens' stand in the dispute.
Ken Paxton sues five Texas cities that decriminalized marijuana
Read full article: Ken Paxton sues five Texas cities that decriminalized marijuanaTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing five cities — Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin and Denton — to block their ordinances decriminalizing low-level marijuana possession.
Texas cheerleaders shot after one says she got in wrong car
Read full article: Texas cheerleaders shot after one says she got in wrong carAuthorities say a man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her own.
Texas cheerleaders shot after mistakenly opening door of wrong car in H-E-B parking lot after practice
Read full article: Texas cheerleaders shot after mistakenly opening door of wrong car in H-E-B parking lot after practiceTwo members of an elite Houston-area cheerleading team were shot overnight after one of them mistakenly opened the door to a wrong vehicle in an H-E-B parking lot after practice, police in Elgin said.
Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way.
Read full article: Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way.Some local leaders say they worry the changes violate state law, while residents who supported decriminalizing marijuana say the pushback disrespects democracy.
Five Texas cities vote to decriminalize having small amounts of marijuana
Read full article: Five Texas cities vote to decriminalize having small amounts of marijuanaVoters in Denton, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin and Harker Heights overwhelmingly supported the local ballot propositions to decriminalize low-level possession. These moves followed Austin voters’ similar decision in May.
Texas teen whose truck took a beating in tornado to get a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado
Read full article: Texas teen whose truck took a beating in tornado to get a 2022 Chevrolet SilveradoBy now you’ve probably seen the viral video of a Texas teenager accidentally taking a tornado head-on and driving through it in his red Chevrolet truck.
1 killed, 10 injured after tornado hits North Texas
Read full article: 1 killed, 10 injured after tornado hits North TexasA tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs Tuesday night, flipping cars, ripping roofs off homes and killing at least one person in a region pummeled by Hurricane Katrina 17 years ago.
Video shows truck get flipped and spun in Texas tornado before driving off like nothing happened
Read full article: Video shows truck get flipped and spun in Texas tornado before driving off like nothing happenedSevere weather in many parts of Texas overnight resulted in tornadoes in many parts of the state.
Video shows aftermath of storm that ripped roof off North Texas high school gym
Read full article: Video shows aftermath of storm that ripped roof off North Texas high school gymThunderstorms and possible tornadoes that ripped through North Texas on Monday yanked the roof away from a school gym in the Jacksboro School District.
Texas sues six school districts that issued mask mandates in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s order
Read full article: Texas sues six school districts that issued mask mandates in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s orderGov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have long threatened to sue school districts that defy Abbott’s ban on local mask mandates. On Friday, Paxton made good on that threat.