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Texas ranked fourth among the states in exports to Israel in 2018, with nearly $954 million of exports, according to the governor's office. That same year, Texas imported more than $1.5 billion goods from Israel, ranking the state number three among other states. Israeli-based businesses operate in roughly 60 locations throughout Texas. … [Read more...] about Abbott meets tech startups during economic development mission to Israel

Luna was assigned male at birth, but began indicating an interest in identifying as a girl when she was as young as three, her father claims. Three mental health professionals who evaluated Luna diagnosed her with gender dysphoria, a condition in which a person’s assigned sex at birth does not match their gender identity. In a 2018 ruling, a judge ordered both parents to treat Luna in a manner consistent with how she had previously identified in school, where she went by Luna and identified as a girl. (For this reason, The Daily Beast is referring to Luna with she/her pronouns, even though she is identified otherwise in other media.) … [Read more...] about How the Right Weaponized a 7-Year-Old Trans Child