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Texas Moves To Protect Kids—and Women—From 'Demonic' Sex Education Book

The book is part of a wider spate of "dirty" and "vulgar" books that authorities want yanked, including an educational book that mentions animal penis sizes and classic literature by authors like Tennessee Williams and Maya Angelou.

Reason

Abbott's H-1B Teacher Ban Would Hit Texas's Most Latino Districts Hardest

Abbott wants Texas lawmakers to bar H-1B visa holders from public schools, a plan that would hit Dallas, Houston and Alief ISD hardest.

Latin Times

Heartbroken Texas dog owner reveals that deadly ‘kissing bug’ killed her dog - as experts say cases are on the rise

Chagas disease, which is caused by the so-called kissing bug, can infect both dogs and humans

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Spate of Austin lake deaths is ‘consistent’ with other cities as cops temper ‘serial killer’ theories

At least 38 bodies were found in or around Austin's Lady Bird Lake between 2022 and June 2025

The Independent UK

Teen Mom star announces Austin mayoral bid — then pulls out hours later after realizing race is 2028 not 2026

Farrah Abraham rose to fame on ‘16 and Pregnant’ and its spinoff series ‘Teen Mom’

The Independent UK

Waymo cars are still breaking the law in Austin despite company saying software was updated, new video shows

Waymo quickly issued a voluntary software recall for 3,000 of its vehicles due to an issue that caused the autonomous cars to drive past stopped school buses

The Independent UK

Two thrill-seekers stuck on top of Texas rollercoaster for more than an hour after terrifying malfunction

One of the thrill seekers was left with symptoms ‘consistent with blood pooling’ due to be in the air for so long

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Texas teen hospitalized with severe burns after TikTok experiment goes horribly wrong: ‘My shirt was on fire’

Twelve-year-old Caden Ballard and his older brother saw a video on the social media app which involved putting rubbing alcohol into a bottle and setting it on fire, making flames shoot up the bottle

The Independent UK

Texas officials long feared for riverbank summer camps. A warning system was rejected as too expensive

Camp Mystic, the Christian girl’s camp, reported that 27 campers and staffers had been killed in last week’s flash flooding

The Independent UK

Texas mortuary worker accused of dismembering corpses to perform ‘experiments’

Adeline Ngan-Binh Bui, 50, carried out the alleged crimes while employed at Capital Mortuary Services in north Austin

The Independent UK

Harris Supporters in Texas Receive Threatening Flyers Signed By 'Grand Dragon of Trump Klan': You Are In 'Our National Database'

Police are investigating flyers left for Kamala Harris supporters, claiming they are in a "national database" and will be audited by the IRS when "Donald Trump assumes the Presidency again."

International Business Times

Kamala Supporters in Texas Receive Threatening Flyers Signed By 'Grand Dragon of Trump Klan': You Are In 'Our National Database'

Police are investigating flyers left for Kamala Harris supporters, claiming they are in a "national database" and will be audited by the IRS when "Donald Trump assumes the Presidency again."

Latin Times

A child killer was set free in the 90s for good behavior. Decades later he murdered two more people

Raul Meza Jr. served about a decade in prison for killing an 8-year-old girl before he was released early for good behavior. Now, he has pleaded guilty to two more murders. Andrea Cavallier reports

The Independent UK

Kaitlin Armstrong ordered to pay $15 million to family of Moriah Wilson

'If there's ever an opportunity for her to financially benefit from this crime, this judgment will prevent her from getting any of that money until my clients are properly compensated'

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Cyclist killer Kaitlin Armstrong ordered to pay victim’s family $15m

Judge ordered convicted felon to pay millions to the family of Anna Moriah Wilson whom she murdered in 2022

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Cat owner reunited with pet Tux after emotional Lyft ride saga

Owner shared a series of updates after his Lyft driver drove off with his pet cat still in the car

The Independent UK

Teen missing and several people seriously injured in Lake Austin boat crash

‘If you’re just ploughing down the lake as fast as you can go, you’re going to have an accident’

The Independent UK

Teenage cheerleader from Texas shot after friend accidentally tried to get into the wrong car

The incident is the latest in a string of senseless acts of gun violence

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White Texas teacher on leave after telling Black students his race is ‘superior’

A white Pflugerville ISD teacher in Texas was placed on leave after a video posted online showed him telling Black students his race is “superior,” according to KXAN-TV.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke agree to debate Sept. 30 in Edinburg

O’Rourke wants more debates, but Abbott has indicated this is the only one he is willing to do before the November election.

The Independent UK

A star cyclist shot dead, a yoga teacher on the run and a boyfriend shunned by his sponsors

Homicide of 25-year-old hailed as world’s best gravel cyclist rocks jolts the tighknit cycling community, Bevan Hurley reports

Daily Mirror

Dad killed by giant swarm of bees as he was suspended from tree at work

Franco Galvan Martinez's coworkers could only listen to his screams of agony as he was attacked and tragically killed by a swarm of bees when he was suspended from a tree in Texas, USA

The Independent UK

Texas landscaper killed by swarm of bees while suspended from tree

Franco Galvan Martinez, 53, disturbed the hive as he worked at a home in Austin

The Independent UK

Strangers band together to save fellow passenger’s life on flight from Cancun to Austin

Medical staff who happened to be on flight administered IV drip and Narcan

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘The Batman’ Screening Features Guest Appearance: A Real Bat

Moviegoers in Austin, Texas, got to see more than one type of bat during a screening of “The Batman” this weekend. An actual bat was spotted swooping around inside the theater, putting the movie on pause while management called animal control and tried — unsuccessfully — to get the critter…

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