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Colorado group helps other transgender people escape hostile states, unsafe conditions
Transgender Texans, frequently the targets of antagonistic state legislation and policies, continually weigh the threats to their civil rights against the costs of relocating to safer, more survivable states.
Texas' strict abortion laws may be fueling tragic trend: 6 babies abandoned in Harris Co. since June
Investigators are calling it an epidemic: parents abandoning their babies.ABC13 has reported on six instances of child abandonment in Harris County since the beginning of June. In two cases, children died.READ RELATED: Multiple babies found abandoned last month in Houston: 'It's heartbreaking'Leah Kipley with the National Safe Haven Alliance said the landscape is troubling.States like Texas with near-total abortion bans are dealing with more parents abandoning their children for several reasons like desperation and a lack of information.Texas' safe haven law, or the Baby Moses law, allows a parent to leave a baby less than 60 days old safe and unharmed at a hospital, fire station, or EMS station.They must notify an employee that the child needs a safe haven.Though this type of law exists nationwide, Kipley said parents still need more support.The National Safe Haven Alliance has helped save more than 4,800 babies since 1999. Their hotline for immediate assistance is 1-888-510-BABY(2229).For updates on this story, follow Briana Conner on Facebook, X and Instagram.RELATED: Houston woman abandoned 40 years ago says bigger conversation needed after 2 babies found days apartRELATED: 18-year-old charged after newborn abandoned in dumpster near SW Houston apartment, HPD says
Sheila Jackon Lee’s daughter files to finish out her mother’s term
Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s daughter, Erica Lee Carter, will be the only Democrat on the ballot seeking to finish the...
Abbott blasts Harris as California liberal extremist
(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blasted Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee saying she is a California liberal and extremist. Harris was officially nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night. While attacking her opponent, former President Donald Trump, and Republicans who support him throughout her speech, she said she would unify all Americans if elected president. ...
Fourth Member Of Texas Megachurch Leaves Over Moral Issue
The Gateway Church in Texas saw another high-ranking pastor leave over what's being described as a "moral issue." Per CBS News, Kemtal Glasgow was fired from his pastoral position. He's the fourth leader to leave the church over a span of two months. The church asked for Glasgow's resignation, which was addressed by one of the elders, Tra Willbanks.
High school football preview: Lubbock-Cooper Liberty to lean on speed in varsity debut
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty opened last fall, and the football program has done a lot of growing. Participation ballooned from 80 to 145 with the addition of another class, and Patriots coach Joe Sexton said there's a "night and day" difference in the returning players' size, too. There's still room to grow as the team enters...
Caprock Chronicles: The Battle at Red River
Editor’s note: Jack Becker is the editor of the Caprock Chronicles and authors today’s essay. He can be reached at Jack.Becker@ttu.edu. This is the third of a series of articles that commemorate the Red River War, which occurred 150 years ago this year. Angered by the white man’s wanton destruction of the buffalo by buffalo hunters, also known as hide men, the Cheyenne, Comanche, and Kiowa peoples left their reservation in Indian Territory and traveled on the South Plains in...
90s are finally back Sunday
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Some got lucky Saturday afternoon/evening with a few spotty showers popping up briefly. We did unfortunately break another high temperature record in Lubbock. 104° was the afternoon high, breaking the previous record of 101° set in 1936. The good news now is that the...
Done Setting Records for the Rest of August
LUBBOCK, TX (KLBK) – KLBK Meteorologist Leah Rodriguez has your Saturday night weather update for August 24, 2024. Tonight: P. Cloudy. Low of 74°. Winds SSE → SW 5-15 MPH. Tomorrow: M. Clear. High of 99°. Winds SE 10-15 MPH. PM isolated storm possible. Tonight:. A...
1 injured in Saturday afternoon shooting
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - One person is said to have moderate injuries after a shooting in the 5600 block of 48th Street on Saturday afternoon. Police say the call came in from an apartment complex at 48th & Elkhart around 2:45 p.m. We’ll continue to update this story as more...
City of Lubbock plans to install dirt cap for smoke left from Yellow House River Fire
LUBBOCK, Texas— According to Lubbock Fire Rescue, the City of Lubbock will develop a plan to install a dirt cap to eliminate the smoke in the area affected by the Yellow House River Fire near the East 50th and East Loop 289 intersection. The fire is 100% contained and...
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