AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ahmaud-arbery-police-health-law-enforcement-agencies-72b1011d720808b4cb0a3a59f1186b35Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ahmaud-arbery-police-health-law-enforcement-agencies-72b1011d720808b4cb0a3a59f1186b35Click to copyRelated topicsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In a unanimous vote, the Austin City Council moved Thursday to cut about one-third of next year’s $434 million police budget amid national calls for “defunding” law enforcement agencies in favor of spending more money on social services. That will come to just over $150...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ahmaud-arbery-police-health-law-enforcement-agencies-72b1011d720808b4cb0a3a59f1186b35Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ahmaud-arbery-police-health-law-enforcement-agencies-72b1011d720808b4cb0a3a59f1186b35Click to copyRelated topicsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In a unanimous vote, the Austin City Council moved Thursday to cut about one-third of next year’s $434 million police budget amid national calls for “defunding” law enforcement agencies in favor of spending more money on social services. That will come to just over $150...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-legislature-arizona-voting-rights-legislation-dcad94379e0dafccb6cd31060220642bClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-legislature-arizona-voting-rights-legislation-dcad94379e0dafccb6cd31060220642bClick to copyRelated topicsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Arizona Legislature was debating one of several Republican proposals to overhaul voting when GOP Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita said she’d had enough.“I don’t like to be characterized as supporting discriminatory laws!” she told Democrats, who say the legislation will hurt Latino...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-legislature-arizona-voting-rights-legislation-dcad94379e0dafccb6cd31060220642bClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-legislature-arizona-voting-rights-legislation-dcad94379e0dafccb6cd31060220642bClick to copyRelated topicsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Arizona Legislature was debating one of several Republican proposals to overhaul voting when GOP Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita said she’d had enough.“I don’t like to be characterized as supporting discriminatory laws!” she told Democrats, who say the legislation will hurt Latino...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/laws-slavery-texas-native-americans-0062fa106a270f7ae9001c7c3598e0f2Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/laws-slavery-texas-native-americans-0062fa106a270f7ae9001c7c3598e0f2Click to copyRelated topicsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Just past the gate at an entrance to the Texas Capitol, a large monument honoring the soldiers of the Confederacy looms, with towering statues and an inscription that reads, “Died for state rights guaranteed under the Constitution.” It is one of seven Confederate memorials on the Texas Capitol grounds alone. There are over 2,000...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/laws-slavery-texas-native-americans-0062fa106a270f7ae9001c7c3598e0f2Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/laws-slavery-texas-native-americans-0062fa106a270f7ae9001c7c3598e0f2Click to copyRelated topicsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Just past the gate at an entrance to the Texas Capitol, a large monument honoring the soldiers of the Confederacy looms, with towering statues and an inscription that reads, “Died for state rights guaranteed under the Constitution.” It is one of seven Confederate memorials on the Texas Capitol grounds alone. There are over 2,000...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-news-texas-68e5712382b902b14c93925ad3cc4a97Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-news-texas-68e5712382b902b14c93925ad3cc4a97Click to copyRelated topicsAn investigation into what sickened 11 soldiers who ingested an unauthorized substance shows they drank an industrial compound found in antifreeze believing it was alcohol following a 10-day field training exercise at Fort Bliss in Texas, U.S. Army officials said Friday.Lt. Col. Allie Payne, public affairs officer for the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, said during a press conference that...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-news-texas-68e5712382b902b14c93925ad3cc4a97Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-news-texas-68e5712382b902b14c93925ad3cc4a97Click to copyRelated topicsAn investigation into what sickened 11 soldiers who ingested an unauthorized substance shows they drank an industrial compound found in antifreeze believing it was alcohol following a 10-day field training exercise at Fort Bliss in Texas, U.S. Army officials said Friday.Lt. Col. Allie Payne, public affairs officer for the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, said during a press conference that...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-pandemics-virus-outbreak-health-dbcb360499217239e71e6eb382da2a48Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-pandemics-virus-outbreak-health-dbcb360499217239e71e6eb382da2a48Click to copyRelated topicsPresident Donald Trump downplayed the toll of the coronavirus during with Joe Biden, and specifically mentioned tamping down the surge in Texas.“There was a very big spike in Texas, it’s now gone,” Trump said.But in the border city of El Paso, COVID-19 is the worst it’s been since the pandemic began. Health officials in...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-pandemics-virus-outbreak-health-dbcb360499217239e71e6eb382da2a48Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-pandemics-virus-outbreak-health-dbcb360499217239e71e6eb382da2a48Click to copyRelated topicsPresident Donald Trump downplayed the toll of the coronavirus during with Joe Biden, and specifically mentioned tamping down the surge in Texas.“There was a very big spike in Texas, it’s now gone,” Trump said.But in the border city of El Paso, COVID-19 is the worst it’s been since the pandemic began. Health officials in...WW…

close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: AUSTIN, Texas - A federal judge in Texas on Friday halted Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that shuttered dozens of mail ballot drop-off sites weeks before November’s election, authorizing only one for every county no matter the size.Abbott’s order dramatically reduced the number of places in Texas where voters could drop off mail ballots during early voting and...…close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: AUSTIN, Texas - A federal judge in Texas on Friday halted Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that shuttered dozens of mail ballot drop-off sites weeks before November’s election, authorizing only one for every county no matter the size.Abbott’s order dramatically reduced the number of places in Texas where voters could drop off mail ballots during early voting and...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/san-antonio-us-news-restaurants-tx-state-wire-business-9e15bb810636f2941029bd5cf8ba69e0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/san-antonio-us-news-restaurants-tx-state-wire-business-9e15bb810636f2941029bd5cf8ba69e0Click to copyRelated topicsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Chick-fil-A said Monday that it no longer plans to open a restaurant in the San Antonio airport, even though the Texas city relented after more than a year of legal wrangling that began when some city leaders opposed the fast-food chain getting a spot, citing donations made by company owners to...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/san-antonio-us-news-restaurants-tx-state-wire-business-9e15bb810636f2941029bd5cf8ba69e0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/san-antonio-us-news-restaurants-tx-state-wire-business-9e15bb810636f2941029bd5cf8ba69e0Click to copyRelated topicsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Chick-fil-A said Monday that it no longer plans to open a restaurant in the San Antonio airport, even though the Texas city relented after more than a year of legal wrangling that began when some city leaders opposed the fast-food chain getting a spot, citing donations made by company owners to...WW…