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TOP NEWS
“NY attorney general will intervene in Texas abortion pill access lawsuit,” Texas Tribune's Jessica Priest -- "​New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday said she will intervene in a legal fight over Texas’ ban on abortion pills, escalating a national showdown between states that have restricted abortion access and others that are defending practitioners who offer services to out-of-state women.
Her decision came over a month after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York county clerk for refusing to file a six-figure judgment against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion drugs to a Texas woman. This continues a legal battle over shield laws that experts say will likely [ [link removed] ] reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
“I am stepping in to defend the integrity of our laws and our courts against this blatant overreach,” James said in a news release. “Texas has no authority in New York, and no power to impose its cruel abortion ban here.”
In a statement to The Texas Tribune, Paxton called the New York attorney general “a lawless abortionist” and said that he will defeat her in court.
The legal fight first started in December 2024 when Paxton sued [ [link removed] ] Dr. Margaret Carpenter, accusing her of mailing abortion pills from New York to a woman in Collin County in violation of Texas law. Carpenter is the co-founder of the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine, which helps abortion providers in states with so-called shield laws.
Shield law protections, which exist in over 20 states [ [link removed] ], seek to legally protect health care professionals and others who provide abortion-related services to those who live in states with abortion bans.
In February, a Collin County judge ordered [ [link removed] ] the New York doctor to stop providing abortion pills to Texans and to pay more than $113,000 in penalties and fees.
Acting Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck refused [ [link removed] ] to file the judgment in March and cited his state’s shield law, which was passed in 2023 following the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
Bruck again rejected a second Texas attempt [ [link removed] ] to enforce the judgment in July.
Paxton then sued the clerk later that month [ [link removed] ] in Ulster County. His office also argued in a court document [ [link removed] ] that New York’s shield law violates the U.S. Constitution’s full faith and credit clause [ [link removed] ], which requires states to respect other states’ “public acts, records, and judicial proceedings.”
“No matter where [Carpenter] hides, our pro-life laws will be enforced, and justice will be served,” Paxton said Monday. “The Constitution expressly requires states to recognize the judicial enactments of other states’ courts, and New York, unsurprisingly, is choosing to ignore that constitutional requirement.”
James said she will submit a legal filing later this month to argue that New York has the legal right to safeguard its residents and courts against “out-of-state overreach.” She said Monday that she has formally notified the case’s judge of that decision.
“Our shield law exists to protect New Yorkers from out-of-state extremists, and New York will always stand strong as a safe haven for health care and freedom of choice,” she said in the news release." Texas Tribune [ [link removed] ]
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TOP NEWS
“Texas police search for suspect in bar shooting that killed 1 and wounded 5 others” AP [ [link removed] ]
“Texas Republican Party sues state to end open primaries” Texas Tribune [ [link removed] ]
“At Texas store that sold winning Powerball ticket, staff is 'in shock'” SAEN [ [link removed] ] ($)
#TXLEGE
Editorial: “Dan Patrick’s unwillingness to compromise on hemp stymied meaningful reform” SAEN [ [link removed] ] ($)
2026
“Texas Rep. James Talarico to launch Democratic primary bid for U.S. Senate” Texas Tribune [ [link removed] ]
“Powerful GOP fundraising group calls Rep. Wesley Hunt’s speculative Senate bid a wasteful “vanity project”” Texas Tribune [ [link removed] ]
“Jasmine Crockett Weighing Options for Statewide Run” DMN [ [link removed] ] ($)
“How Democrats pressured U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett to step aside for the next generation” Texas Tribune [ [link removed] ]
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
“Exclusive: Lina Hidalgo faces welfare report for bringing kids to court in push for childcare tax” Hou Chron [ [link removed] ] ($)
“Corpus Christi countered Greg Abbott on a water plant. His office warns it could cost them funding” AAS [ [link removed] ] ($)
BUSINESS NEWS
“Musk’s SpaceX spends $17 billion to acquire spectrum licenses from EchoStar” AP [ [link removed] ]
“Rick Perry’s data center REIT Fermi files for IPO” DMN [ [link removed] ] ($)
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
> SAEN: "Can the Democratic Party defy the odds and win this gerrymandered district?" SAEN [ [link removed] ]
> DMN: "How new Texas law enabled Elon Musk’s $1 trillion payday" DMN [ [link removed] ]
> SAEN: "A decades-long peace vigil outside the White House is dismantled after Trump's order" SAEN [ [link removed] ]
> DMN: "Water woes threaten to rain on the Texas economic miracle" DMN [ [link removed] ]
> TPR: "Bexar County property tax rate and budget vote on Tuesday" TPR [ [link removed] ]
> HOU CHRON: "Houston ISD vs Dallas ISD: How the state's two largest school districts compare" HOU CHRON [ [link removed] ]
> HOU CHRON: "'Harbinger': Why historians are closely watching the hotel workers strike at Hilton Americas-Houston" HOU CHRON [ [link removed] ]
> FWST: "21-year-old woman killed, 18-year-old arrested in North Richland Hills shooting" FWST [ [link removed] ]
> WACO TRIB: "Lacy Lakeview Police: Online child solicitation sting leads to arrest at area park" WACO TRIB [ [link removed] ]
> TX TRIB: "A Houston mother held by ICE must choose: indefinite detention or be deported without her family" TX TRIB [ [link removed] ]
> FWST: "8-year-old on bicycle injured after being hit by SUV in Fort Worth, police say" FWST [ [link removed] ]
> EP TIMES: "Judge Laura Enriquez celebrated as newest federal magistrate judge" EP TIMES [ [link removed] ]
> TPR: "Flea-borne typhus is making a comeback in Texas" TPR [ [link removed] ]
> FWST: "Marine veteran found dead with gunshot wound on side of Texas road, family says" FWST [ [link removed] ]
> WACO TRIB: "Centex roundup: University bounces back, Gatesville continues hot start" WACO TRIB [ [link removed] ]
> WACO TRIB: "La Vega ISD trims deficit by $2.4M in $51M budget, holds tax rate steady" WACO TRIB [ [link removed] ]
> DMN: "1 fatally shot Sunday morning in Dallas’ Red Bird area" DMN [ [link removed] ]
EXTRA POINTS
This past weekend's Texas sports scores:
Fri
> MLB: Texas 4, Houston 3
Sat
> MLB: Houston 11, Texas 0
> NCAAF: #7 Texas 38, San Jose St. 7
> NCAAF: #14 Florida St. 77, East Texas A&M 3
> NCAAF: Baylor 48, #17 SMU 45
> NCAAF: #19 Texas A&M 44, Utah St. 22
> NCAAF: #24 Texas Tech 62, Kent St. 14
> NCAAF: North Texas 33, W. Michigan 30
> NCAAF: Texas St. 43, UTSA 36
> NCAAF: Cal 35, Texas Southern 3
> NCAAF: Houston 35, Rice 9
> NCAAF: UTEP 42, Tenn-Martin 17
> NCAAF: Hawaii 37, Sam Houston St. 20
> MLS: Dallas 1, St. Louis 1
> MLS: LAG 1 Houston 1
Sun
> NFL: LAR 14, Houston 9
> MLB: Texas 4, Houston 2
> MLS: Austin 2, STL 1
> WNBA: LA 91, Dallas 77
> NWSL: Houston 3, San Diego 0
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 7:05pm: MLB: Milwaukee at Texas
Tomorrow's Texas sports schedule:
> 6:07pm: MLB: Houston at Toronto
> 7:05pm: MLB: Milwaukee at Texas
HOUSTON TEXANS: "C.J. Stroud says Texans were ‘lollygagging’ in loss to Rams after a disappointing week of practice" AP [ [link removed] ]
HOUSTON TEXANS: "Houston Texans talked about having 'the best' secondary in NFL. But what went wrong in Week 1 loss?" Hou Chron [ [link removed] ] ($)
TEXAS FOOTBALL: Bohls: "'Glaring' penalty problem has Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian upset" Hou Chron [ [link removed] ] ($)
TEXAS FOOTBALL: "Arch Manning says he's not dealing with injury after grimacing in Texas vs San Jose State" AAS [ [link removed] ] ($)
TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL: "Texas A&M's Mike Elko gives updates on Marcel Reed, Trey Zuhn III ahead of Notre Dame game" AAS [ [link removed] ] ($)
SMU / BAYLOR FOOTBALL: "After loss to unranked Baylor, are SMU’s College Football Playoff hopes still alive?" DMN [ [link removed] ] ($)
TEXAS STATE / UTSA FOOTBALL: "Texas State football usurping UTSA as premier G5 program raises stakes in I-35 Rivalry" AAS [ [link removed] ] ($)
TEXAS RANGERS / HOUSTON ASTROS: "Burger and Jung get to Valdez as Rangers beat Astros 4-2 to keep pace in AL wild card" AP [ [link removed] ]
FC DALLAS: "Petar Musa scores, Jacob Jackson has 13 saves to help Dallas earn 1-1 draw with St. Louis City" AP [ [link removed] ]
HOUSTON DYNAMO: "Lucas Sanabria scores late in stoppage time to rally Galaxy to 1-1 draw with Dynamo" AP [ [link removed] ]
AUSTIN FC: "Fodrey scores 1st goal in MLS, Wolff adds goal, assist; Austin beats Sporting KC 2-1" AP [ [link removed] ]
DALLAS WINGS: "Allemand scores 21, Burrell sparks late run; Sparks beat Wings 91-77, remain alive in playoff hunt" AP [ [link removed] ]

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