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Texas Supreme Court

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".

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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Op-Ed: How Texas Conservatives Keep Gay Couples Locked in Marriage

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