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William Melhado, The Texas Tribune

William Melhado, The Texas Tribune
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As Israel-Hamas War Sparks Tensions On Texas Campuses, Universities Struggle With How To Respond

When a University of Texas at Austin student approached teaching assistant Callie Kennedy earlier this semester and asked her to speak with a professor...

The Eyes of LGTBQ Texans Are Upon Dade Phelan and the House

The Texas Senate has wasted little time this year passing every bill focused on LGBTQ Texans that Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick prioritized. In fact,...

Texas Republicans Have Filed Dozens of Bills Affecting LGBTQ People. Here’s What They’d Do.

Texas lawmakers this year are considering several bills that could bring major changes to the lives of gay and transgender Texans. Republicans have filed...

Gov. Greg Abbott Backs Call for Pardon for Daniel Perry, Who Killed Austin Protester...

Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider recommending a pardon for Daniel Perry on Saturday, one day after a Travis...

New Texas Foster Care Report Shows Both Improvements And Continued Deficiencies

Court monitors following a yearslong lawsuit against the state and the Department of Family and Protective Services released a fifth report Friday evening, tracking...

After Alleged Sexual Assault Of Two Children Living In State Care, Another Foster Shelter...

MARBLE FALLS — A religious nonprofit stopped letting Texas house foster kids in a facility it owns this fall, days after two teenage girls...

Texas judge rules that disarming those under protective orders violates their Second Amendment rights

Find local resources through the National Domestic Violence Hotline. For 24/7 assistance, call 800-799-7233 or text “START” to 88788. A Texas federal judge declared it was unconstitutional...

In wake of the Uvalde shooting, hoax active-shooter calls keep parents and police on...

When Jefferson High School on the west side of San Antonio went on lockdown in response to a reported shooting on campus, parents rushed...

Texas Struggles to Get Guns Away from Domestic Violence Suspects, Leaving Victims in Danger

Find local resources through the National Domestic Violence Hotline. For 24/7 assistance, call 800-799-7233 or text “START” to 88788. Robin remembers the .357 Magnum her...

Tesla Among Surge Of Companies Rushing To Take Advantage Of Texas’ Expiring Tax Incentive...

The Austin-based electric car company Tesla wants to leverage an expiring state tax incentive program to build what could be the nation’s first plant...
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