A White School Officer Pepper-Sprayed and Kneed a Black Beaumont Student, Complaint Says. Will Feds Act?
Trump’s gutting of the Education Department could stymie justice for 17-year-old Ja’Liyah Celestine.
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A Palestinian American Was Stabbed in ‘Bias-Motivated’ Attack in Austin
Police are investigating the assault as a potential hate crime as advocates call for local leaders to back a ceasefire in Gaza.
The Long Road to a Juneteenth Museum
Architects have made a Fort Worth neighborhood’s history part of the plan.
The Judges Who Ruled Against La Gordiloca Are Criminalizing Watchdog Journalism
One dissenting judge said the decision guarantees the media “will only be able to report information the government chooses to share.”
La Gordiloca Goes to Court
An unconventional citizen journalist stands up for free speech by suing the Laredo public officials who had her arrested.
Texas Is Challenging 150 Years of Immigration Law
Senate Bill 4 could be the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally unleash Lone Star Republicans on the world’s huddled masses.
‘Civil and Human Rights Disaster’: Texas Wants to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds
House Bill 4 would turn local police into border enforcers—with new unchecked power.
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Domestic Violence Murders in Texas Are Going Up
A new report from the Texas Council on Family Violence analyzed hundreds of deaths in the Lone Star State.
Sophi’s Murder and the Unanswered Calls for Justice
Investigations and prosecutions of homicides involving alleged domestic violence are uneven across Texas.
Mental Illness Shouldn’t Land You in Jail
Up to 40 percent of the people who end up behind bars in Travis County are in crisis. Diversion offers better options.