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Here are the new Texas laws that will affect trans and LGBTQ+ people
Of the more than 100 bills aimed at LGBTQ+ people in the state, less than 10 were approved by lawmakers this session.
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Mexican American Civil Rights Institute holding San Antonio symposium this Friday
The event will explore the past, present and ongoing fight for justice in Latino communities.
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A gutted education department’s new agenda: roll back civil rights cases, target transgender students
The civil rights office has abandoned its traditional priorities. Instead, it is trying to limit the rights of transgender students and rid schools of diversity efforts.
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Assclown Alert: Suppressing the vote with U.S. Rep. Chip Roy
The Austin-San Antonio congressman’s SAVE Act would disenfranchise millions of U.S. voters.
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Trump, others dismantling legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., San Antonio MLK speaker warns
Rev. Dr. Kenneth R. Kemp will deliver Trinity University’s annual MLK Lecture this Thursday.
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DreamWeek San Antonio begins this Friday, offering more than 200 events
The annual summit focuses on the exchange of ideas focused on diversity, tolerance and equality.
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The GOP-controlled Texas Legislature is once again targeting transgender people
GOP lawmakers have already filed nearly 40 anti-trans proposals for debate in the upcoming session.
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Texas hospitals are now required to ask for patients’ citizenship. Here’s what you should know.
Gov. Greg Abbott wants to know how much hospitals spend caring for undocumented immigrants. Hospitals should not deny care based on how patients respond.
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‘Not everyone can leave’: Survival advice from trans teens in Texas
Media often focus on trans teens fleeing the anti-trans states they’re living in. But what about those who can’t leave?
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Jury clears all but one defendant in Texas ‘Trump Train’ trial
Six Trump supporters were accused of intimidating a Biden campaign bus in 2020. Both plaintiffs and defendants saw Monday’s verdict as a victory.
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ACLU of Texas: 51 school districts not following state law banning hairstyle discrimination
The Texas CROWN Act, passed in May 2023, bans school districts from prohibiting students from wearing afros, cornrows and other hairstyles historically associated with race.
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U.S. sues Texas-based shelter operator, alleging staff sexually abused migrant kids
The nonprofit Southwest Key operates 29 shelters, including 17 in Texas.
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Feds accuse Texas prison agency of discriminating against employee for wearing a headscarf
A federal lawsuit asserts that the Texas agency terminated a state prison clerk who refused to remove a head covering in line with her Ifa faith.
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Supreme Court permits Texas police to arrest people who illegally cross the border as the SB 4 legal clash continues
The ruling allows Texas to start enforcing SB 4 while a lawsuit over its constitutionality remains pending before a federal appeals court.
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U.S. Supreme Court again extends its freeze on Texas’ ‘show me your papers’ law
Unlike the high court’s previous stays, this one is open ended and includes no expiration date.
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U.S. Supreme Court extends its block on Texas’ ‘show me your papers’ law
The court’s original stay was set to expire Wednesday. Now it extends until March 18.
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Judge says Texas school district can punish Black student for length of his hairstyle
After a short trial, a Texas judge ruled that Barbers Hill school officials are not violating a new state law prohibiting hair discrimination.
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Report: Chip Roy one of U.S. House’s most frequent filers of anti-LGTBQ+ legislation
The analysis puts the Austin-San Antonio Republican in company with fringe figures such as U.S. Reps. Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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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.
