Texas

Devastating Obstacles: Texas Woman Forced to Leave State for Life-Saving Abortion

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Austin, Texas – A Texas woman had to seek judicial approval to terminate her pregnancy for the first time in at least 50 years. Kate Cox, a 31-year-old Texas resident, discovered that her fetus had a chromosomal abnormality that could be life-threatening and affect her future fertility. However, due to the restrictive abortion laws in Texas, she faced numerous obstacles in accessing the necessary procedure. Despite a temporary restraining order issued by a district judge, the state supreme court overruled the decision, forcing Cox to leave the state to seek an abortion elsewhere. Cox’s case … Read more

North Texas Woman Awarded $450,000 in Lawsuit Over Revenge Porn Attack

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SOUTHLAKE, Texas – A North Texas woman has been awarded $450,000 in a landmark revenge porn case. Sadaf Khan filed a lawsuit against a man for stealing sexually explicit images and videos from her phone and sending them to her own mother. The jury unanimously ruled in her favor, ordering the defendant to pay $150,000 for mental anguish and $300,000 in punitive damages. Khan, who now resides in Southlake, accused the man, identified as Syed Bilal, of distributing revenge porn after she turned down his marriage proposal. Revenge porn refers to the non-consensual sharing of … Read more

US Justice Department Takes Texas to Court, Challenging Controversial Immigration Law

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HOUSTON, Texas – The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas over a new immigration law that restricts the transportation of undocumented immigrants. The department argues that the law interferes with federal immigration enforcement and is unconstitutional. The law in question, known as Senate Bill 20, was signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in October 2021 and went into effect on March 1, 2022. It allows law enforcement officers to stop and detain vehicles suspected of transporting undocumented immigrants and imposes penalties on drivers who knowingly transport undocumented individuals. Critics … Read more

Injustice Underway: Texas Family’s Battle Against Land Flooding Heads to U.S. Supreme Court, Could Impact Constitutional Rights

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WINNIE, Texas — A long-standing battle over property rights in Southeast Texas has reached the U.S. Supreme Court. On January 16, 2024, Richie Devillier and his legal team will make their way to Washington to present their case. Devillier, a resident of Winnie, asserts that the rebuilding of I-10 has caused significant issues on his family’s land, which has been in their possession for four generations. According to Devillier, his family never had any problems with flooding until the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) began the reconstruction of I-10. He claims that 900 acres of … Read more