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Texas House Passes Raft of Dan Patrick Priorities Imposing Conservative Mandates on Public Ed

In the final days of session, the lower chamber voted to further advance the classroom culture wars.

by Joelle DiPaolo

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Harrison the Huckster

by Joelle DiPaolo

The Lege’s ‘Big Government Intrusion’ into University Academics 

by Joelle DiPaolo

‘It’s About Censorship, Erasure, and Control’: the GOP’s Push for Parental Rights

by Joelle DiPaolo

A low angle view of the UT Clock Tower with trees in the foreground at the University of Texas at Austin, under a partly cloudy blue sky. Dec 20, 2024

Monopoly Tycoons in a Game of Jenga: The Censorship of Bodies, Protest, and Speech at UT-Austin

Faculty and students are experiencing profound disruption and distress, which starkly contrasts with the arrogant posture and detached demeanor of those perpetrating this harm.

by Angela Valenzuela

May 01, 2024

Standing Up for All Texans’ Stories

The new Alliance for Texas History calls for working everyone’s stories “into the fabric of Texas history.”

by Josephine Lee

A man in a crowded, urban protest march turns away from the marchers to face the camera, smiling as he holds up a handwritten sign reading "Trans Rights are Human Rights." Jan 25, 2024

Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in Texas May Violate Human Rights Treaties

Four nonprofits are urging the United Nations to pressure the federal government to protect queer residents of the Lone Star state.

by Kit O'Connell

Inside this month's print issue

Molly Ivins on School Vouchers (1997)

Another bad idea whose time has come in the Texas Legislature is upon us. It's time to revive my old proposal that Texas be made into a national laboratory for bad government. Having a bad idea in your state? Come to Texas and see how it works out in practice.

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