Education Sep 18 Black student in Texas suspended twice for hairstyle despite state ban on racial discrimination After serving an in-school suspension over his hairstyle, a Black high school student in Texas immediately received the same punishment when he arrived at school Monday wearing his hair as before in twisted dreadlocks.
Politics Sep 16 Texas Attorney General Paxton acquitted of 16 corruption charges at impeachment trial The verdict reaffirmed Paxton’s durability in America’s biggest red state and is a broader victory for Texas’ hard right after an extraordinary trial that put on display fractures within the GOP nationally heading into the 2024 elections.
Politics Sep 13 Federal judge declares DACA illegal again, issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court A federal judge has declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
Politics Sep 07 Texas heat brings the state’s power grid closest it has been to outages since 2021 winter storm The sweltering heat wave in Texas has the power grid manager again asking residents to cut electricity use. This comes a day after the system was pushed to the brink of outages for the first time since a deadly winter…
Politics Aug 31 A judge has blocked, for now, a Texas law drag show performers fear will shut them down The text expands the definition of criminal sexual conduct to include sexual gestures that use "accessories or prosthetics that exaggerate male or female sexual characteristics" and are done in front of children.
Politics Aug 24 Texas trial to begin in lawsuit over Biden parole policy for migrants from 4 countries A key portion of President Joe Biden's immigration policy that grants parole to thousands of people from Central America and the Caribbean is set to be debated in a Texas federal courtroom.
Politics Aug 03 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial delayed until end of impeachment trial During the brief court hearing in Houston that was attended by Paxton, state District Judge Andrea Beall agreed with lawyers in the case to delay any decision on setting a trial date until the impeachment trial, set to begin Sept.
Politics Jun 01 New DACA program to be heard before Texas judge who previously ruled it illegal A revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children is scheduled to be debated before a federal judge in Houston who previously ruled the program illegal.
Nation May 07 Lives immigrants built in community outside Houston shattered by shooting Wilson Garcia and his family were among the Latino immigrants who carved out a community inside the thick, piney woods near Cleveland, Texas. That community was shattered by gunfire on April 28 when authorities say a neighbor charged into Garcia’s…
Nation May 06 Officials investigate Texas petrochemical plant fire that sent 9 workers to hospital Fire erupted at a petrochemical plant in the Houston area Friday, sending nine workers to a hospital and causing a huge plume of smoke visible for miles. Emergency responders were called to help around 3 p.m. at the Shell facility…