On Monday, however, several students made a pitstop to get their makeup done by one of over a dozen drag performers, each in ...

Republicans want to double down on a system that can keep Texans in jail for years without a trial, while attacking bail ...

A bill in the Texas Legislature would protect the last 21 pristine watersheds. But for years, previous attempts have been ...

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DEI campus crackdown, Republicans are now going after gender and ethnic studies programs and faculty independence.

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We oppose this execution as we do every execution. Capital punishment is an act of state sanctioned violence that violates ...

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The 6-second soundless video of an April 2024 incident at Beaumont United High School starts with Ja’Liyah Celestine, a 17-year-old Black student, kneeling in the middle of a hallway, covering ...