Videos
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Watch me get read for filth by a Houston aura reader
Have you ever wondered what kind of energy you give off? Small business, Mixed Feels, is in the business of reading your aura. Subscribe to COURIER HTX at the link in our bio for more fun things to do in Houston.
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Texas A&M fires professor for discussing gender identity
Texas A&M University fired a children’s literature professor for discussing LGBTQ+ topics in class. A department head and dean were also removed from their administrative positions.
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Texas Republicans pass anti-trans bathroom bill
The Texas Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that bans transgender people from using restrooms that align with their gender identity in government buildings, and public schools and colleges, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. If Abbott signs the bill into law, it will take effect on Dec. 3.
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Nearly 350 Houston retirees still waiting on buyout payments
Houston City Council member Edward Pollard is demanding accountability as nearly 350 of the 1,000 city workers who took early retirement buyouts are still waiting for their pension payments months after they were promised. The buyout program, launched to help close a $330 million budget shortfall, offered lump-sum payouts of 25% of annual salary to…
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Houston hotel workers strike for living wage
Workers at the Hilton Americas-Houston went on strike on Monday to demand higher wages and better working conditions. The hospitality workers, represented by Unite Here Local 23, are negotiating a new contract with the hotel giant to replace one that expired on June 30. The workers want to increase wages to at least $23 per…
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Houston City Council wants public feedback. They got an earful.
The Houston City Council is experimenting with evening sessions to make it easier for people to speak out at their meetings—and they did.
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Texas colleges could see fewer international students amid Trump immigration crackdown
Public universities throughout Texas could lose thousands of international students (and millions of dollars) this fall thanks to the Trump administration.
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Ken Paxton wants your kids to recite the Lord’s Prayer in school
A new Texas law allows public schools to create a designated prayer time for students, and Attorney General Ken Paxton wants to make sure it’s used to promote Christianity.
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WATCH: Wendy Davis reflects on 4 years of Texas reproduction rights restrictions
It’s been nearly four years since Texas enacted the statewide ban, and former state senator and reproductive rights activist Wendy Davis is reminding Texans what’s at stake.
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WATCH: Beto O’Rourke: Texans don’t bend the knee to Trump
Former US Rep. Beto O’Rourke rallied with hundreds of people in Fort Worth on Saturday against the GOP’s redistricting plan that would flip five congressional seats currently held by Democrats.
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WATCH: Houston pastor reflects on Hurricane Katrina
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, Houston pastor Shannon Verrett reflected on the devastating storm, the choas of evacuating and the heartbreak of personal loss. “Most of the time when you’re going through traumatic experiences in your life, you don’t even know how strong your faith is. But when you weather the storm—when you’re on the…
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WATCH: Texas Republicans are trying to ‘cheat in the middle of the game’ with gerrymandering maps
US Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth) spoke at Greater Saint Stephen First Church, which currently sits in the diverse congressional district he has represented since 2012, on the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.
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WATCH: Nicole Collier: ‘I don’t want my people to lose their voice in Congress’
Watch as state Rep. Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth) shares what’s at stake for Texans, and democracy, if the GOP’s redistricting plan passes. It disenfranchises Black and brown voters and flips five US House seats currently held by Democrats to Republicans.
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WATCH: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo censured after chaotic debate over child care tax
After Harris County commissioners censured Judge Lina Hidalgo, the county’s top elected official said she’ll never apologize.
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WATCH: Dallas, Fort Worth end DEI programs amid Trump funding threats
Two North Texas cities ended diversity, equity, and inclusion programs amid anti-DEI directives from the Trump administration, which has threatened federal funding if cities don’t comply. Follow COURIER Texas for more.
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WATCH: Texas Republican leaders failed us, North Texas lawmaker says
Republican lawmakers have “lost track” of their job, according to state Rep. Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth), after putting a vote on redistricting before a vote on flood relief and emergency preparedness legislation.
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Al Green calls for fight against racism during Slavery Remembrance Day event in Houston
US Rep. Al Green (D-Houston) commemorated the victims of slavery and called on attendees at his 4th Annual Slavery Remembrance Day event to “confront and fight racism.” Green has introduced resolutions in Congress to designate Aug. 20 as Slavery Remembrance Day. His event on Saturday included James Dixon, president of the NAACP Houston, and other…
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WATCH: Kenyan-American explains that multiple cultures ‘Make America Great’
Kenyan-American student Noah Ocheing worries how federal policy changes could affect his education. He says America’s strength comes from its melting pot of cultures and races seen across the nation.
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Jasmine Crockett: Republicans have ‘zero path to the White House’ without Texas
Texas Democrats are battling Republicans over a GOP redistricting plan that would flip five US House seats currently held by Democrats, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Dallas) is urging Texans to fight back, organize, and vote. Follow COURIER Texas for more.
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Let’s try to forget about politics at this Dallas candle-making class
Try this candle making class in Dallas
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Texas Senate bans THC again, targets bathroom use by trans people
Although Texas House Democrats left the state to block a Republican redistricting bill, Republicans in the Texas Senate passed bills targeting trans people and THC.
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Al Green fires back at Greg Abbott’s redistricting plan: ‘What is wrong with you?’
US Rep. Al Green said Gov. Greg Abbott ought to be “ashamed” for trying to redraw the state’s congressional districts and targeting his Houston-area seat.
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US citizen might not be able to protect her family under the current administration
Rosa Vargas-Galvan became a U.S. citizen in 2022 after living as a permanent resident since she was two years old. Her family did everything by the book, but under the current administration, that may not be enough to protect her or her family.
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WATCH: Texas Senate Democrats blast ‘immoral, racist’ redistricting plan
After Democrats in the Texas Senate tried—and failed—to stop a vote approving a Republican bill redrawing the state’s congressional maps, state Sen. Borris Miles (D-Houston) delivered a fiery message to voters. The Senate vote, though, is moot as Democrats blocked the bill in the state House. Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to call another special…
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WATCH: Jasmine Crockett claps back at Trump: ‘I know he’s unintelligent’
President Donald Trump tried to drag US Rep. Jasmine Crockett by criticizing the Dallas Democrat’s intelligence. She wasn’t having it. 📸: TMZ
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WATCH: Student speaks out against the current administration’s attacks on the 14th Amendment
Chinaza-Zoey Ukaobasi, a Nigerian-American student, is speaking out against the current administration’s attacks on the 14th Amendment, which guarantees equal protection and citizenship rights to all born in the U.S. She says the federal government’s treatment of immigrants as criminals is unconstitutional and immoral.
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WATCH: Make your own rug at this Dallas-area studio
DFW newsletter editor Joi Louviere shares her experience at a creative studio called Tutugether in Carrollton.
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WATCH: The difference between redistricting and rezoning
Redistricting and rezoning both have major consequences, but for different reasons. Here’s what to know.
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WATCH: Mezcal is having a moment: A Houston bartender explains
Mezcal has been produced for centuries, and now it’s having its moment in Texas.
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WATCH: Rep. Jolanda Jones speaks out on why Texas Democrats took a stand
Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones joined fellow Texas Democrats in leaving the state on Sunday to break quorum and block the GOP’s redistricting blitz.
