An article regurgitated a slightly misleading characterization of a Texas bill to reduce health insurance coverage for abortions.
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Snopes→ Third Boy Scout Dies After Sailboat Strikes Power Line on Lake
A candlelight vigil was held in Hallsville, Texas for Boy Scouts killed in a 5 August 2017 boating accident.
Snopes→ Immigrants Wept, Pleaded for Water and Pounded on the Truck
Ten people died after a people-smuggling operation went badly wrong in San Antonio, Texas.
Snopes→ Ex-Texas Officer Indicted on Murder Charge in Teen’s Death
A white former Texas police officer has been indicted on a murder charge in the April 2017 shooting death of a black teen.
Snopes→ Does Texas Ban Non-Christians From Adopting Children?
House Bill 3859 would allow adoption agencies to use "religious beliefs" as a criterion for screening prospective parents.
Snopes→ Texas House Could Consider No-Permit Gun Carry Bill
House Bill 1911 is one of several state proposals easing requirements for gun ownership.
Snopes→ Did the ACLU Issue a Warning for People Traveling to Texas?
The American Civil Liberties Union did issue a warning about travel to Texas, but it is not the same as U.S. Department of State advisories.
Snopes→ Marijuana Legalized in Texas?
A claim that the Lone Star State has legalized recreational pot use came from a web site that allows users to create their own fake news articles.
Snopes→ Was a Texas County Deputy Killed by Muslim Refugees?
A 'Southern'-oriented news site seized on the fatal shooting of an officer, adding in some irrelevant and flagrantly untrue details.
Snopes→ Texas Woman Admits to Fabricating Abduction, Racial Hoax
Breana Harmon Talbott now faces a misdemeanor charge of filing a false report.