ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) – The Bush Tennis Center announces the sale of 16 acres of land and an unfinished building to Athlete Quest.

The release says, the decision allows the nonprofit organization to focus on resources and expanding core programs while supporting the growth of sports.

“Athlete Quest looks forward to working with area sports teams, organizations, and parents to provide a great environment and facility for athletic training and tournaments,” said Jeff Beard, representative for Athlete Quest.

The Bush Tennis Center will continue operating on the remaining portion of its campus, delivering year round tennis, pickleball, and padel programs, clinics, camps, tournaments, and its signature ACE Outreach initiative, which has served over 40,000 children throughout the Permian Basin.

Bush Tennis Center continues to promote its mission to provide everyone the opportunity to experience the game of tennis, regardless of physical, financial, or geographical barriers.

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A group of community leaders are calling on the Dodgers and other prominent Los Angeles sports teams to back their efforts to support communities impacted by recent ICE raids across the region.

Leaders from Little Latin America USA, California Rising, El Salvador Corridor Association, CD1 Coalition and the L.A. Youth & Family Foundation held a morning press conference to discuss the critical resources available for families affected by recent immigration raids.

“This is a vital opportunity for the Dodgers to join us in championing these much needed cultural events and mutual aid efforts that uplift the most vulnerable, many of whom are BIG TIME Dodger fans,” the group said in a press release.

The groups were also expected to unveil a calendar of cultural events for the summer designed to uplift the region’s Latino community.

“The largest economic engine in this area is silent! Wake up! Do better! We know you can!” Raul Claros of California Rising said at the news conference, pointing to Dodger Stadium behind him. “The same organization of Jackie Robinson, the same organization of Fernandomania.

“The same organization that took away this land,” Claros said in an apparent reference to the eviction of Chavez Ravine residents, most of whom were Hispanic, before Dodger Stadium was built in the 1950s. “And that’s why we’re here.”

This comes after singer Nezza performed the national anthem in Spanish at Dodger Stadium over the weekend. The Colombian-Dominican performer made the decision to do so even though the team asked her not to.

She spoke to Eyewitness News after a video of her performance went viral.

Her performance came as many look to the public figures and sports teams they support to say something about the tactics and impact of increased immigration arrests in Southern California, including the Dodgers.

“I think that they should like at least acknowledge some of what’s happening, because it affects everybody, not just the Hispanic community, but all of their fans,” said L.A. resident Daisy Perez.

“Everyone came together. It’s really putting into perspective who’s not speaking up, who’s not saying anything. It’s not who’s saying something. At this point, it’s who’s not and why aren’t you saying anything?” said Cali 93.9 radio personality Melissa Rios.

In a post on Instagram, Dodgers player Kike Hernandez said, in part, “I cannot stand to see our community being violated, profiled, abused, and ripped apart. All people deserve to be treated with respect, dignity, and human rights.”

The Los Angeles Football Club and Angel City Football Club, joined by artist Becky G, are among those who have issued statements of support.

In a post on social media, Becky G told the Dodgers, “Don’t you dare turn your backs on us now. We as a city have embraced you and need your support more than ever. Think about who fills up your stadium.”

Many fans have condemned the Dodgers organization and called on the team to release a statement regarding the immigration arrests and raids unfolding in Southern California.

Eyewitness News reached out to ask if they had a statement and followed up, but has not received a statement on the subject yet.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A location has been chosen for the Indoor Youth and Amateur Sports Facility.

Chosen for its accessibility, room for future expansion and alignment with community goals, a Westgate site in the City of Kalamazoo is the future home of the $40 million Indoor Youth and Amateur Sports Facility, according to city officials.

“This project is about creating opportunity – on and off the court,” Kalamazoo County Administrator/Controller Dr. Kevin A. Catlin said. “It gives local kids a place to play and grow, and brings new energy and visitors into our hotels, restaurants, and small businesses. It’s a smart investment in both our economy and our commitment to equity, ensuring families across Kalamazoo County have access to spaces that strengthen health, connection, and community pride.”

Of the sites 123 acres, 20 have been designated for the facility.

Over 30 different potential build sites were considered then narrowed down to three finalists before the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners approved the Westgate site Tuesday evening.

“The Westgate site checks all the boxes for both community use and event hosting,” Director of Business Development at Discover Kalamazoo Brian Persky said. “Its location near major interstates, restaurants, and hotel inventory makes it ideal for welcoming athletes, families, and spectators from across the region, while also serving the needs of our local youth.”

The facility is scheduled to open no later than 2028 and will feature eight basketball courts, 16 volleyball courts and an indoor turn field.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A location has been chosen for the Indoor Youth and Amateur Sports Facility.

Chosen for its accessibility, room for future expansion and alignment with community goals, a Westgate site in the City of Kalamazoo is the future home of the $40 million Indoor Youth and Amateur Sports Facility, according to city officials.

“This project is about creating opportunity – on and off the court,” Kalamazoo County Administrator/Controller Dr. Kevin A. Catlin said. “It gives local kids a place to play and grow, and brings new energy and visitors into our hotels, restaurants, and small businesses. It’s a smart investment in both our economy and our commitment to equity, ensuring families across Kalamazoo County have access to spaces that strengthen health, connection, and community pride.”

Of the sites 123 acres, 20 have been designated for the facility.

Over 30 different potential build sites were considered then narrowed down to three finalists before the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners approved the Westgate site Tuesday evening.

“The Westgate site checks all the boxes for both community use and event hosting,” Director of Business Development at Discover Kalamazoo Brian Persky said. “Its location near major interstates, restaurants, and hotel inventory makes it ideal for welcoming athletes, families, and spectators from across the region, while also serving the needs of our local youth.”

The facility is scheduled to open no later than 2028 and will feature eight basketball courts, 16 volleyball courts and an indoor turn field.

A Tennessee state law banning gender-affirming care for minors can stand, the US supreme court has ruled, a devastating loss for trans rights supporters in a case that could set a precedent for dozens of other lawsuits involving the rights of transgender children.

The case, United States v Skrmetti, was filed last year by three families of trans children and a provider of gender-affirming care. In oral arguments, the plaintiffs – as well as the US government, then helmed by Joe Biden – argued that Tennessee’s law constituted sex-based discrimination and thus violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. Under Tennessee’s law, someone assigned female at birth could not be prescribed testosterone, but someone assigned male at birth could receive those drugs.

Tennessee, meanwhile, has argued that the ban is necessary to protect children from what it termed “experimental” medical treatment. During arguments, the conservative justices seemed sympathetic to that concern, although every major medical and mental health organization in the US has found that gender-affirming care can be evidence-based and medically necessary. These groups also oppose political bans on such care.

All six of the supreme court’s conservative justices joined in at least part of the decision to uphold the law, although several also wrote their own concurring opinions. In his majority decision, Chief Justice John Roberts emphasized that the ruling primarily rested on the justices’ finding that the law did not violate the equal protection clause, rather than on an ideological opposition to trans rights.

“This case carries with it the weight of fierce scientific and policy debates about the safety, efficacy and propriety of medical treatments in an evolving field. The voices in these debates raise sincere concerns; the implications for all are profound,” Roberts wrote. He added: “We leave questions regarding its policy to the people, their elected representatives, and the democratic process.”

In recent years, the question of transgender children and their rights has consumed an outsized amount of rightwing political discourse. Since 2021, 26 states have passed bans on gender-affirming care for minors, affecting nearly 40% of trans youth in the US. Twenty-six states have also outlawed trans kids from playing on sports teams that correspond with their gender identity.

Many of these restrictions have been paused by court challenges, but the supreme court’s decision could have vast implications for those lawsuits’ futures. A study by the Trevor Project, a mental health non-profit that aims to help LGBTQ+ kids, found that anti-trans laws are linked to a 72% increase of suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary youth.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented from the majority opinion, alongside Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan. Because the law discriminates on the basis of sex, Sotomayor argued in her dissent, it should face higher legal scrutiny than the majority decided to give it.

“Male (but not female) adolescents can receive medicines that help them look like boys, and female (but not male) adolescents can receive medicines that help them look like girls,” Sotomayor wrote. “By retreating from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters most, the Court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims. In sadness, I dissent.”

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments for transgender minors in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines that stands to impact similar laws passed in roughly half the country. 

Rejecting a challenge mounted by the Biden administration, the high court ruled Tennessee’s law does not amount to sex discrimination that requires a higher level of constitutional scrutiny, removing a key line of attack that LGBTQ rights advocates have used to try to topple similar laws.

“Having concluded it does not, we leave questions regarding its policy to the people, their elected representatives, and the democratic process,” Chief Justice Roberts wrote for the court’s six Republican-appointed justices.

The court’s three Democratic-appointed justices dissented, saying they would’ve held the law to heightened scrutiny. 

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the more exacting standard raises questions about whether Tennessee’s law would survive. She read her dissent aloud from the bench, which the justices reserve for emphasizing their strong disagreements with a case. 

“By retreating from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters most, the Court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims. In sadness, I dissent,” Sotomayor wrote, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. 

Tennessee’s law, S.B. 1, prohibits health care providers from administering puberty blockers or hormone therapy to transgender minors when the medications are prescribed to help them transition. The law, which Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed in 2023, also bans gender-transition surgeries for minors, though that provision was not at issue before the high court. Providers who violate the law can face $25,000 civil fines for violations. 

Three Tennessee families and a doctor originally sued, and the Biden administration joined them, asserting the law discriminated based on sex in violation of the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection. 

The high court rejected that notion, instead siding with Tennessee. The state insisted the law distinguishes based on a treatment’s medical purpose, not sex, and the court should defer to the Legislature’s judgment about regulating medicine for children. 

“This case carries a simple lesson: In politically contentious debates over matters shrouded in scientific uncertainty, courts should not assume that self-described experts are correct,” Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the court’s leading conservatives, wrote in a separate, concurring opinion. 

Tennessee’s Republican Attorney General, Jonathan Skrmetti celebrated the court’s ruling Wednesday, saying voters’ “common sense” prevailed over “judicial activism.”

 “A bipartisan supermajority of Tennessee’s elected representatives carefully considered the evidence and voted to protect kids from irreversible decisions they cannot yet fully understand,” Skrmetti wrote in a statement following the ruling.

“The rapid and unexplained rise in the number of kids seeking these life-altering interventions, despite the lack of supporting evidence, calls for careful scrutiny from our elected leaders,” he continued later. “This victory transcends politics. It’s about real Tennessee kids facing real struggles. Families across our state and our nation deserve solutions based on science, not ideology.”

He added, “Today’s landmark decision recognizes that the Constitution lets us fulfill society’s highest calling—protecting our kids.” 

Chase Strangio, co-director of the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project, said Tuesday’s ruling “is a devastating loss for transgender people, our families, and everyone who cares about the Constitution.”

“Though this is a painful setback, it does not mean that transgender people and our allies are left with no options to defend our freedom, our health care, or our lives,” said Strangio, who, during oral arguments in December, became the first openly transgender person to argue before the Supreme Court. “The Court left undisturbed Supreme Court and lower court precedent that other examples of discrimination against transgender people are unlawful.  We are as determined as ever to fight for the dignity and equality of every transgender person and we will continue to do so with defiant strength, a restless resolve, and a lasting commitment to our families, our communities, and the freedom we all deserve.” 

The Biden administration was backed by various medical organizations and LGBTQ rights groups, Democratic attorneys general from 19 states and Washington, D.C., actor Elliot Page, roughly 160 Democratic members of Congress and the American Bar Association. 

Tennessee’s defense was supported by 24 Republican state attorneys general, various Republican governors, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, a group of “detransitioners” — individuals who once, but no longer, identified as transgender — and conservative organizations like Advancing American Freedom, founded by former Vice President Mike Pence. 

Trump’s Justice Department abandoned the Biden administration’s challenge to the state’s law upon taking office. But the new administration urged the Supreme Court to still decide the case, warning the weighty issue would otherwise quickly return to the justices. 

Wednesday’s decision comes as the White House seeks to restrict access to gender-affirming treatments more broadly. 

Trump, who signed an executive order in February to end federal support for transition-related care for minors, has also called for federal legislation to that effect, instructing Congress at a joint address in March to pass a bill “permanently banning and criminalizing sex changes on children and forever ending the lie that any child is trapped in the wrong body.” 

In May, the Department of Health and Human Services broke with major professional medical organizations, which have said gender-affirming care for trans youths and adults is medically necessary, in an unsigned report that declared such interventions lack scientific evidence. 

Updated at 11:38 a.m. EDT