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Dallas Leaders Not Part of Trump Police Relations Discussion
President Donald Trump is in Texas today for a fundraiser and a meeting on race relations and policing. Dallas’ police chief, Dallas County’s sheriff...
Historical Reasons for Racism in Texas Policing
As anger and protests continue on the heels of Houstonian George Floyd's killing while in custody of Minneapolis police, it’s worth noting that Texas...
Outside of Texas’ Big Cities, Some Are Still Waiting Nearly a Month for Coronavirus...
Roving test sites staffed by the Texas National Guard — a state solution to increase coronavirus test access outside of major cities — have sometimes proven...
Iconic Texas Retailers and Restaurants on the Chopping Block
Some of Texas’ — and the nation’s — most beloved retail and restaurant landmarks are hanging out “for sale” signs as the pandemic forces...
New Video Shows Black Man Dying in Texas Police Custody
The words “I can’t breathe” have surfaced again in a just-released video of another African American who died at the hands of police. This...
Why is COVID-19 Hitting African Americans So Hard?
The pandemic is shining a light on how African Americans are suffering and how their health needs have been ignored.
Due to health disparities and...
Images of the Confederacy Coming Down in Texas
Monuments, statues and even names associated with the confederacy and racism are coming down or being changed in the wake of two weeks of...
Texas Police to Get Anti-Bias Training
Carried inside a gold casket and pulled by a horse-drawn carriage, George Floyd was put to rest Tuesday at Houston Memorial Gardens Cemetery in...
George Floyd Laid to Rest in Houston as Protests Against Police Brutality and Calls...
Hundreds of people filed into a Houston chapel Tuesday to pay their final respects to George Floyd, whose death at the hands of the...
July Runoffs Will Decide Over 30 Texas Primary Races
Texas voters will head back to the polls July 14 to decide more than 30 Republican and Democratic primary runoffs. These include runoffs for...
