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Texas sues PowerSchool over breach compromising info of over 880,000 students, teachers
Read full article: Texas sues PowerSchool over breach compromising info of over 880,000 students, teachersTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing PowerSchool after a massive data breach compromised the sensitive information of over 880,000 students and teachers across Texas, including those in Houston ISD.
Google sued for negligence after man drove off collapsed bridge while following map directions
Read full article: Google sued for negligence after man drove off collapsed bridge while following map directionsThe family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence.
Texas lawmakers OK bill that aims to keep sexually explicit material out of school libraries
Read full article: Texas lawmakers OK bill that aims to keep sexually explicit material out of school librariesApproved by both chambers, the bill is now on its way to the governor. Unless he vetoes it, the bill will become law, which means book vendors will have to assign ratings to books based on depictions or references to sex.
Texas Senate gives first OK to school library bill meant to keep “harmful” materials off shelves
Read full article: Texas Senate gives first OK to school library bill meant to keep “harmful” materials off shelvesProponents of the bill say it will keep inappropriate material away from kids. Some librarians are concerned about the logistical challenges it could bring.
Company that wants to build oilfield dump in East Texas gave $53,750 in campaign donations to regulators
Read full article: Company that wants to build oilfield dump in East Texas gave $53,750 in campaign donations to regulatorsMcBride Operating LLC and its owner, Joseph McBride, contributed to the political campaigns of the three commissioners on the Texas Railroad Commission now considering his request.
In East Texas, a town fights to keep an oilfield waste dump from opening near wetlands and water wells
Read full article: In East Texas, a town fights to keep an oilfield waste dump from opening near wetlands and water wellsThe Texas Railroad Commission has rejected the proposal twice over water contamination concerns, but locals are dismayed that the commissioners keep giving the developer more chances to alter its application.
Attorney General Paxton agrees to $438.5M settlement following multistate investigation of e-cigarette company JUUL
Read full article: Attorney General Paxton agrees to $438.5M settlement following multistate investigation of e-cigarette company JUULAttorney General Paxton has secured a $438.5 million agreement in principle between JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories, resolving a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices. The investigation, initially launched in 2020 by Attorney General Paxton, was led by his office, along with the Attorneys General of Connecticut and Oregon.
Texas AG Paxton sues Facebook for using unauthorized biometric data
Read full article: Texas AG Paxton sues Facebook for using unauthorized biometric dataAttorney General Paxton has sued Facebook (now known as Meta) for capturing and using the biometric data of millions of Texans without properly obtaining their informed consent to do so, in violation of Texas law.
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Texas Supreme Court temporarily allows school mask mandates to remain
Read full article: Texas Supreme Court temporarily allows school mask mandates to remainTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott wanted the high court to disallow mask mandates in Texas school districts. Justices dismissed their request on a technicality, without issuing a ruling on their legal arguments.
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Jury convicts Illinois man in Minnesota mosque bombing
Read full article: Jury convicts Illinois man in Minnesota mosque bombingFILE - This undated file photo provided by The Ford County Sheriff's Office in Paxton, Ill., shows Michael Hari. A jury on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 convicted Hair, the leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group, of several civil rights and hate crime charges in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque. (Ford County Sheriff's Office via AP File)MINNEAPOLIS – A jury on Wednesday convicted the leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group of several civil rights and hate crime charges in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque. The bombing took place on Aug. 5, 2017, when the pipe bomb exploded in the imam’s office as worshippers gathered for early morning prayers. Morris, who along with McWhorter pleaded guilty in January 2019 to their role in the attack, testified that Hari said the mosque trained ISIS fighters.