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Today's Big Stories

1. Texas lawmakers react to Harris-Trump debate

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took to the debate stage on Tuesday evening, and Texas lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have taken to social media to share their thoughts on how the night played out.

Gov. Greg Abbott said Harris “proved that now more than ever, we need to elect President Donald Trump.” Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett shared her thoughts on the debate in real time in a thread posted to X, formerly Twitter, calling Trump “Putin’s puppet” and later calling him insane.

2. More women had their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned

More women chose to have their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, a new study shows, and the biggest increases were in states that ban abortion.

A research letter published Wednesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) examined insurance claims data from 2021 and 2022 for around 4.8 million women who got tubal ligations, which are surgeries to close the fallopian tubes so the patient can no longer get pregnant. The data came from 36 states and Washington, D.C., and researchers categorized these places as “banned,” “limited” or “protected,” based on their abortion policies.

Protesters join thousands marching around the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix, protesting the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

3. Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris after debate; Trump predicts she'll 'pay a price' for her backing

Pop star Taylor Swift says she will be voting for Vice President Kamala Harris, ending months of speculation about whether she would offer an endorsement in November's election. Swift made the announcement on her Instagram page following the debate between Harris and former President Donald Trump.

She also offered high praise for Tim Walz, Harris's running mate, saying the Minnesota governor "has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades."

4. Hurricane Francine will make landfall in Louisiana this evening

Francine is a Category 1 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, with sustained winds of 90 mph. It’s moving northeast, heading toward Louisiana, where it is expected to make landfall later this evening.

Francine formed into a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, Sept. 9, becoming the sixth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. It became a hurricane on Tuesday, Sept. 10. 

Notes for Tommorrow

In Case You Missed It 

Mega Millions lottery tickets and a wager slip are displayed, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Mega Millions jackpot winning ticket sold at Texas gas station

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Texas just hit the jackpot Tuesday night and is taking home the seventh largest prize in the lottery’s history. 

It’s the highest jackpot won by a Texas ticket worth an estimated prize of $800 million or $404.2 million cash. The ticket was sold at a Murphy USA gas station in Sugar Land, a suburb southwest of Houston.

The winning numbers were 1, 2, 16, 24 and 66 for the white balls and a 6 gold Mega ball.