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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...
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...
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...
Texas Anti-Vaxxers Oppose COVID-19 Contact Tracing
Texans for Vaccine Choice has launched a campaign against contact tracing initiatives in Texas. The group is concerned about medical information they believe should...
Texas’ Largest School District Seeks Input on 11-Month Calendar
The Houston Independent School District has drafted an 11-month calendar for the 2020-2021 school year. The proposed changes, which are allowed by the Texas...
Masks Mandatory at UT This Fall
Updated June 10, 2020:
Texas A and M University announced Tuesday it would also be requiring everyone on campus to wear face masks.
The University...
UT Health Joins Project Based on App to Track COVID-19 Outbreaks
https://youtu.be/chDBH-T5fyM
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston researchers are making use of a new smartphone app that monitors and tracks COVID-19 symptoms to...
