Petrochemical expansion in Texas will fall heavily on communities of color, study finds
| December 10, 2025
Researchers at Texas Southern University in Houston have analyzed demographic data around the locations of almost 100 industrial facilities proposed statewide and found that about 90 percent are located in counties with higher concentrations of people of color and families in poverty than statewide averages.
Judge blocks new Texas law restricting free speech on college campuses
| October 24, 2025
CIVIL RIGHTS | EXCO-Player | HIGHER ED | HIGHER EDUCATION | local politics | old texas | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE
A federal judge has temporarily blocked parts of a new Texas law that limits speech on college campuses after students sued over infringements to their First Amendment rights.
‘It seems to be a target’: Removal of famous Montrose rainbow crosswalks sparks outrage
| October 10, 2025
Just over a week after the iconic Montrose rainbow crosswalk was repainted following construction, orders from Gov. Greg Abbott are forcing the city to paint over it again.
Greg Abbott brushes off NAACP lawsuit over new congressional map
| September 12, 2025
CIVIL RIGHTS | EXCO-Player | Gerrymandering | greg abbott | local politics | old texas | redistricting | TEXAS
Facing a second lawsuit over his new congressional map for Texas—labeled by critics as “racial gerrymandering”—Gov. Greg Abbott curtly dismissed the legal challenges.
Opinion: The South’s Sunday Night Football: How dare Texas, US downplay its lynching history
| September 12, 2025
Texas overlooks the era when racial terror lynchings were not only tolerated, but celebrated, in communities across the state.