Atirikta Kumar
Atirikta Kumar (@AtiriktaKumar) is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Political Science at the University of Houston. Atirikta is passionate about writing about the criminal justice system and issues in order to inform the public about their communities and politics. She also writes for her college newspaper, The Cougar.
Paxton Securities Fraud Case Suspended Until Impeachment Trial Is Resolved
On Thursday, Judge Andrea Beall set the next hearing date regarding suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton’s felony securities fraud trial for Oct. 6, delaying...
Families Are Separated At The Border By DPS, Bodies Found Near The Floating Barriers...
Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial border control measure, Operation Lone Star, has been under fire in recent weeks for separating families at the border and...
New Report Shows Reasons For Maternal Care Decline
Texas is filled with "maternity care deserts" according to a new report from the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center. The center defines maternity...
Mothers Against Greg Abbott Shifts Focus To Ted Cruz
In 2021, Nancy Thompson found Mothers Against Greg Abbot, frustrated about mask mandates ending in schools. The grassroots movement was designed with ousting one...
A&M Board Of Regents Appoint A New President, To Negotiate A Potential Settlement With...
On Sunday, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents unanimously voted to make acting President Mark A. Welsh III the interim president of...
Impeached Texas Attorney General Wants Impeachment Articles Dismissed
On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed two motions in the Texas Senate to dismiss the impeachment articles brought against him before the...
Houston Jury Finds Food Not Bombs Not Guilty, for Feeding Homeless People
On Friday a jury found Phillip Picone, a volunteer for the group Food Not Bombs, not guilty in the first trial for a series...
Kimberly Mata-Rubio A Uvalde Mom Is Running For Mayor
On Thursday Kimberly Mata-Rubio announced that she will be running to be Uvalde’s next mayor. She is one of the parents who lost their...
Booksellers Sue Texas Over HB 900
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday at an Austin federal court, two Texas bookstores and three national booksellers file a suit over House Bill 900,...
Solar Energy Has Helped Keep Electricity On In Texas, Lower Costs
Solar, wind and nuclear power, fueled electricity in Texas generating approximately 55% of total power during the record-breaking heat in June.
According to reports by...
