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Sick of absurd Ticketmaster prices? Biden’s DOJ is going after them
| May 23, 2024
The lawsuit is backed by attorneys general for 29 states plus Washington, D.C., and alleges that Live Nation leveraged its power as a venue owner, concert promoter, and ticket seller in order to lessen consumer choice, raise prices, and eliminate its rivals.
13 snow cone shops in DFW worth the brain freeze
| May 23, 2024
No state digs snow cones like hot and sunny Texas, but when there are a million options how do you know where to go?
Families of Uvalde shooting victims sue Texas DPS officers for waiting to confront gunman
| May 23, 2024
Relatives of 17 children killed and two kids injured in Texas’ deadliest school shooting are suing Texas Department of Public Safety officers who were among hundreds of law enforcement that waited 77 minutes to confront the gunman at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary.
House Democrats announce investigation into Big Oil price-fixing
| May 22, 2024
The investigation comes in the wake of bombshell allegations accusing former Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield of colluding with OPEC to drive up oil prices at the expense of American consumers.
Biden’s VA approves 1 million claims under burn pit law
| May 22, 2024
President Biden’s PACT Act was the most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxic exposed veterans in more than 30 years. The law aims to provide specific support to veterans who have been exposed to toxins, often from open burn pits that were located near where these US military members were stationed.
6,000 doctors urge the Supreme Court to keep abortions in medical emergencies legal
| May 22, 2024
6,000 doctors urge the Supreme Court to keep abortions in medical emergencies legal. Here's what you need to know about the doctors' letter.
Everything you need to know about the minimum wage in Texas
| May 22, 2024
With Texas' minimum wage stuck at $7.25, get a quick view into the minimum wage debate in the state and throughout the country.
Trump: ‘We’re looking at’ restricting birth control
| May 21, 2024
Former president Donald Trump said he was looking at the possibility of restricting access to birth control, but also alluded to a state-by-state approach to limiting contraception access.
Trump’s social media account shares campaign video with a headline about a ‘unified Reich’
| May 21, 2024
The 30-second video appeared Monday on Trump's account at a time when the presumptive Republican nominee for president, while seeking to portray President Joe Biden as soft on antisemitism, has himself repeatedly faced criticism for using language and rhetoric associated with Nazi Germany.
At five hour hearing, no one is happy with Texas Medical Board’s proposed abortion guidance
| May 21, 2024
Doctors, lawyers and advocates say the state board’s new guidance still doesn’t clarify when doctors can legally perform abortions.