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‘Teens Have First Amendment Rights’: Ex Librarian Opposes Texas Bill Limiting Library Access

| May 20, 2025

Republican lawmakers want to censor public libraries in Texas. Parents, librarians, and freedom of speech advocates, including former public school librarian Carolyn Foote, voiced their concerns during a Senate committee hearing on April 28.

Texas House votes to strictly define man and woman, excluding trans people from state records

by The Texas Tribune

| May 12, 2025

If it becomes law, the bill would define sex based on reproductive organs and require state documents and policies to comply with that framework.

At UT, a Day of Drag and Defiance

by The Texas Tribune

| May 5, 2025

Students gathered for a joyful protest of the university system’s drag show ban.

Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. That could hurt students with disabilities in Texas.

by The Texas Tribune

| April 8, 2025

In a state with a checkered history with federal special education law, advocates say Texas students will see an erosion of their disability rights protections. As the Trump administration pushes to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, advocates for students with disabilities worry that, without federal oversight, Texas will fail to provide adequate special education services to the children who need them.

Texas A&M can’t ban “Draggieland” drag show, federal judge rules

by The Texas Tribune

| March 24, 2025

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Texas A&M University System from enforcing a ban on drag shows being held at its special event venues. Judge Lee H. Rosenthal said the student group that organizes Draggieland, the Queer Empowerment Council, was likely to succeed in showing the ban violates the First Amendment.

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‘Teens Have First Amendment Rights’: Ex Librarian Opposes Texas Bill Limiting Library Access

Texas House votes to strictly define man and woman, excluding trans people from state records

At UT, a Day of Drag and Defiance

Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. That could hurt students with disabilities in Texas.

Texas A&M can’t ban “Draggieland” drag show, federal judge rules

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