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Soon it will be illegal to chain your dog outside in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas — A new law going into effect on Jan. 18 in Texas mandates that dogs cannot be chained outside. >> Read more trending newsThe law, passed during a special session, bans any “unlawful restraint” of a dog, banning both chains and heavy weights, the Texas Tribune reported. The law also requires that any animal outdoors have “adequate shelter,” which includes shade from direct sunlight and drinking water, KSAT reported. Texas Governor Greg Abbot signed the bill into law in October after vetoing a previous version over the summer, People Magazine reported. ©2021 Cox Media Group

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How the New Texas Abortion Law Turns the Public Into Enforcers

The strictest abortion law in the U.S. took effect on Sept. 1 in Texas. It’s seen by abortion-rights supporters as an end-run around Roe v. Wade -- the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide -- and a possible blueprint for other states to make policy by encouraging neighbors to sue each other. Texas’ nearly two dozen abortion clinics reported turning away hundreds of patients in the first days after the law took effect, but one doctor came out publicly to declare that he

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Hungary PM calls EU leaders 'colonialists' in LGBT law feud

BUDAPEST, Hungary — (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday accused European leaders of acting like “colonialists" in their criticism of a controversial law that's seen as limiting the rights of LGBT people in that country. European Union leaders challenged Orban on the law at a summit in Brussels last week, with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte suggesting that the Hungarian leader should either uphold EU values or pull out of the 27-member bloc. “They behave like colonialists,” Orban said of his EU critics. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last week called the law “a shame,” and sent a letter to Hungary demanding a clarification of its impact on fundamental rights. The heads of 17 EU countries signed a joint letter condemning the legislation, and urged the European Commission to take Hungary before the European Court of Justice over the matter.

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Hungary PM calls EU leaders 'colonialists' in LGBT law feud

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday accused European leaders of acting like “colonialists" in their criticism of a controversial law that's seen as limiting the rights of LGBT people in that country. European Union leaders challenged Orban on the law at a summit in Brussels last week, with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte suggesting that the Hungarian leader should either uphold EU values or pull out of the 27-member bloc. Speaking on public radio, Orban defied calls to repeal the law which prohibits the “display or promotion" of homosexuality or gender reassignment in television shows, films and sexual education programs to kids in schools.

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Federal judge blocks Indiana ‘abortion reversal’ law

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked an Indiana law that would require doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a disputed treatment for potentially stopping the abortion process. The ruling came just before the so-called abortion reversal law adopted by Indiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature was to take effect Thursday. The temporary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge James Patrick Hanlon in Indianapolis puts the law on hold while the lawsuit challenging it makes its way through court.

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Mexico to require appeals on social media account blocking

(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)MEXICO CITY – The party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador presented for public comment a proposed set of regulations on Twitter, Facebook and other social media companies, a move that drew criticism Tuesday. López Obrador was close to Trump and was outraged by the blocking of his accounts. Like Trump, López Obrador thinks traditional media outlets are biased against him, and like Trump, the Mexican president has used the term “fake news,” or Spanish variants of it. López Obrador said in January that his administration is reaching out to other government to form a common front on the issue. “I can tell you that at the first G20 meeting we have, I am going to make a proposal on this issue,” López Obrador said.

Florida Supreme Court looks at high-stakes marijuana case

Tampa-based Florigrown LLC is challenging the 2017 law, which created a regulatory structure for the state’s medical marijuana industry. Several prospective medical marijuana operators have intervened in the case, hoping to gain access to what is forecast to be one of the nation’s most lucrative markets. Triangle’s principles hold medical marijuana licenses in Colorado and Arizona, according to court documents. “We are not allowed to use the statutes to hand out special favors to private corporations, which is exactly what has happened in the medical marijuana arena,” he said. “Ultimately, our goal is to provide affordable, safe medical marijuana to patients.

The dream is alive:' Florida, national officials react to Supreme Court DACA ruling

It was a historic and powerful day on Capitol Hill as the U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Trumps efforts to end protections for young immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program Thursday. The program covers people who have been in the United States since they were children and are in the country illegally. According to the AP, young immigrants will retain their protection from deportation and their authorization to work in the United States. The American Dream means that if you play by the rules and work hard, you can make it in America, and Im thrilled to see the Supreme Court agree, Demings said in a statement. On Monday, the Supreme Court also ruled that its illegal to fire people because theyre gay or transgender.