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.
US citizen might not be able to protect her family under the current administration
| August 18, 2025
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.