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Texas Tells Students to Report Threats. It Should Give Us a Seat at the Safety Table.

State law requires parents, educators, police, and administrators to be a part of district safety committees, but not the kids who are expected to recognize and report danger.

by Arjun Sharda

Keep Reading

One of the Top Texas House Races Could Come Down to a Single Issue: Water

by Justin Doud

Come and Take Them, Dan Patrick

by Kalyn Gensic

University of Houston Is Gutting Its Gender and Sexuality Classes. That Won’t Stop Texas’ Crusade Against Higher Ed.

by Andrew Joseph Pegoda

Andrew Gonzales in a blue button down sweater over a dark blue button down, and wearing horn-rimmed glases. He stands with his arms crossed proudly. Mar 21, 2023

This Burned-out Texas Teacher Unseated His School Board President

The Texas public school system almost broke Andrew Gonzales' spirit. Then he won a leadership role in Austin Independent School District.

by Michelle Pitcher

Ozell Brandley (a Black man) and his nieces, Cassie Brandley and Elizabeth Phillips, visit the grave of Clarence Brandley. Elizabeth Phillips is holding a blue t-shirt which reads, "Clarence Brandley Will be Free." Mar 20, 2023

Clarence Brandley: Unjustly Convicted, Overdue for Justice

One of Texas’ most famous death row exonerees died before winning compensation under a law inspired by his own story.

by Arman Badrei

The women who organize the Plan C abortion pill information werbsite having an outdoor meeting on a patio picnic table. One is writing on a whiteboard. Mar 15, 2023

‘We Won’t Be Bullied’: Abortion Pill Website Fights Texas Censorship

Tracy Droz Tragos’ documentary Plan C, now screening at SXSW, follows the ongoing fight to expand access to abortion medication.

by Sara Hutchinson

Lance Williams, with the Texas Militia, and other civilian border watchers scout a ranch near Indio. Mar 14, 2023

Border Militia Bill Reveals Texas GOP’s Scheme to Expand State Enforcement Powers

Opponents call it a dangerous vigilante move that will get innocent people killed.

by Justin Miller

Doctor's office Mar 13, 2023

Abortion Training in Texas Is Vanishing

And traveling out of state won't fix it.

by Calli McMurray

The facade of Conroe High School and its parking lot, under an ominous gray sky. Conroe ISD had the highest number of expulsions, as zero tolerance policies make a comeback. Mar 10, 2023

A ‘Dark Vision’ of Discipline: Zero Tolerance Makes a Comeback

Texas is already expelling more at-risk students and the Texas Legislature may make things worse.

by Josephine Lee

A park bench at Fairfield Lake State Park sits among reeds at the edge of a lake, surrounded by dense forest under a partly cloudy blue sky. Mar 09, 2023

Farewell to a Beloved State Park

Texans—already starved for public land—have bid adieu to Farfield Lake State Park, a well-visited patch of parkland between Dallas and Houston.

by Asher Elbein

A pre-adolescent child in a denim jacket with a rainbow Pride patch, with red backpack straps visible. Just their nose and mouth are visible at the top of the photo. Texas is making life unbearable for transgender and LGBTQ+ students. Mar 07, 2023

Texas Is Failing Queer Students

Some of the state’s most vulnerable young people are at risk during the 88th session of the Legislature.

by Shanna Peeples

Three people gather at a winter-time protest, wearing cold-weather clothes, to protest the Houston ISD takeover. Two hold signs that read "Stop the Takeover" while another is holding a sign that says "Starr Does NOT Define Me". Mar 06, 2023

The State’s Houston ISD Takeover Is Unfair, Racist, and Wasteful

Texas policymakers keep moving the goalposts in the middle of the game to pursue their political agenda, no matter the cost to students.

by Ruth Kravetz

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