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So far, the city has settled 19 lawsuits after police injured scores of demonstrators in 2020.

The agreement was reached on the eve of a scheduled trial date. It marks the largest settlement of its kind achieved by a single state, according to the Texas attorney general’s office.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton suspected the hospital was helping Texas kids access puberty blockers or hormone treatments that are outlawed for juveniles.

A 2022 lawsuit claims Rice and other universities schemed to inflate the cost of college for students seeking financial aid.

The lawsuit, brought by former players, could cost the league up to $1 billion. The settlement had originally been reached in 2013.