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Texas is taking over the Houston Independent School District
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPeople protesting the takeover of the Houston Independent School District. Juan A. Lozano/AP Photo...
Texas announces takeover of Houston schools, stirring anger
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTexas officials on Wednesday announced a state takeover of Houston's nearly 200,000-student public...
Texas governor calls for investigation into Houston-area elections
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTexas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday called for an investigation into “widespread problems” in...
Texas ban on public drag performances blocked by judge
Reuters via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA federal judge in Texas on Thursday temporarily blocked the state's law limiting public drag...
Gavin Newsom attacks Texas Gov. Abbott over gun laws weeks after going after DeSantis
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom is running full-page ads in Texas newspapers Friday trolling Republican...
Meet Nicasio Idar, the father of Jovita Idar and a pioneering Texas newspaper owner
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn the series "Remembering South Texas activists," the Caller-Times has highlighted South Texas...
A Texas mom and her teen son made a life changing decision after attacks on trans care
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoIn June, Katie Laird and her son Noah, then 15, packed up a U-Haul at their home in Texas and drove...
ACLU Backs Texas Teen Athlete in Sexism Uproar
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCourtesy of the familyA 16-year-old student athlete in Houston, Texas, is demanding—with the backing of the American Civil Liberties Union—that her...
US jails rife with violence, abuse and overcrowding
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn California, lawyers accused staff at the Los Angeles County jail of chaining mentally ill detainees to chairs for days at a time. In Missouri,...
School punished teen girl for working out in sports bra in 100-degree Texas heat, ACLU says
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Houston-area teen enlisted the help of the American Civil Liberties Union after she says her...