Sascha Cordner | The Texas Newsroom

Under Texas’ new voting law, which went into effect in December, poll watchers must undergo mandatory training. It’s currently an online course through the Texas Secretary of State’s Office. Advocates say that’s not enough.

Since Texas’ abortion law took effect, thousands of Texans have traveled out of state to get the procedure—mostly to Oklahoma. Experts say that could now change.

More than half of the voters surveyed by the UT/Texas Politics Project were in favor of allowing abortion in Texas. The poll was conducted before the U.S. Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion on the landmark 1973 decision that established the right to an abortion.

The 78-year-old Carl Wayne Buntion died by lethal injection on Thursday for murdering Houston police officer James Irby during a traffic stop in 1990.

The Nueces County district attorney is trying to withdraw the execution date for a Texas death row inmate that was rescheduled for October. John Henry Ramirez’s execution was previously halted by the U.S. Supreme Court, while the justices considered his claim that the state was violating his religious freedom.

Thousands are expected to attend the official open of the $1 billion factory for electric vehicles in Del Valle.

An estimated 1,000 cattle have been affected by the Eastland Complex Fire, which has burned more than 54,000 acres. Texas officials and local groups are raising money and collecting supplies to help farmers and ranchers.

Initially, the Texas Education Agency’s Teacher Vacancy Task Force only included two teachers. Now the agency is adding another 24 public school teachers.

According to the Texas Department of Transportation, one person in Texas dies every eight hours and 31 minutes in a DUI-alcohol related traffic crash. They say spring break can be an especially dangerous and deadly time on Texas roadways.

In addition to the city of Denton this week, Paxton has sent similar warnings to other local governments and school districts across Texas. Some are also being sued.

The money is part of a $26 billion agreement including several other states.

Texans can still apply for federal funds to help cover funeral costs for COVID-related deaths and there is currently no application deadline.