Texas courts are still working through election challenges brought as far back as 2021, with right-wing activists challenging specific aspects of how the election was conducted, and experts say the protracted fights threaten voter confidence.
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UTD Calls in 5 Different Policing Bodies to Dismantle ‘Gaza Liberation Plaza’
The University of Texas at Dallas and five policing bodies violently arrested 21 people, including three faculty members, for protesting the ongoing genocide in Palestine and demanding divestment from Israel.
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17 pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at UT-Dallas as police break up encampment
17 people were arrested for criminal trespass after police broke up a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Texas at Dallas, after students set up tents and food stations to demand university divestment from U.S. corporations that have ties to Israel’s war in Gaza.
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‘It’s about the People in Gaza’: Student Encampment Protest Hits 1-Week Mark
On the fourth day of the protest encampment at George Washington University, at least a dozen D.C.-area families with young kids joined the Sunday afternoon crowd. They came to show […]
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Tarrant County DA wants Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction reinstated
Tarrant County District Attorney Phil Sorrells is asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reinstate Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction, which was overturned by the Second Court of Appeals last month, arguing that the lower court failed to require proof that she knew she was ineligible to vote.
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Texas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care
Transgender foster youth in Texas have lost protections and affirmations due to the state’s conservative politics, leaving them isolated and vulnerable as they age out of the system.
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Save-A-Lot Implodes, Pay Issues Ensue With Yellow Banana LLC As Consumer Law Comes Into Play
Employees of Save-A-Lot in South Dallas are claiming that temporary owner and operator Yellow Banana LLC has denied them severance and unused PTO, while Moran Foods LLC allegedly stole fixed merchandise from the location before leaving the lot.
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Royce West Outs Truth About Senate Bill 4: It Relies On Racial Profiling
Texas protesters marched in opposition to Senate Bill 4, a controversial Texas immigration law that allows state and local law enforcement to arrest individuals suspected of entering the United States illegally, despite being ruled Unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Federal Government Providing Nearly $80 million to Combat Violent Crime in U.S.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced a multifaceted strategy to bolster law enforcement and community-based initiatives to combat violent crime in America, including the deployment of federal resources and prosecutors to cities disproportionately affected by crime.
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Most 18-year-old Texans aren’t signed up to vote despite a law requiring voter registration in high schools
Texas high schools are required to distribute voter registration forms to older teens, but only a quarter of schools are complying with the law, leading to low voter participation rates among young voters.