By Leah Burbach Hate crime law in the United States is a difficult patchwork to navigate. The legal definition of a hate crime and the groups the law protects still […]
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House Passes Debt Ceiling Legislation with Bipartisan Support, Averting Potential Default
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA With a vote of 314 to 117, the legislation garnered overwhelming support, with 149 Republicans joining forces with 165 Democrats. In a […]
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PRIDE & Education in Texas Schools
June is PRIDE month, and according to a recent Census Bureau study focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, which left out the queer contingent, Texas has the second largest […]
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With Debt Ceiling Deal Reached, All Eyes Turn to Congress to Ratify Agreement
By Stacy M. BrownOriginally appeared in NNPA After President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced that they’d reached an accord to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and avoid […]
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States with the highest rate of people killed by police
By Lauren Liebhaber Originally appeared on Stacker Matt Gush // Shutterstock States with the highest rate of people killed by police On average more than 1,000 people are fatally shot […]
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What’s next for GAF: West Dallas 1 picks up where public meetings left off
By Sona Chaudhary, Dallas Free Press West Dallas shingle manufacturer GAF has been operating in West Dallas since 1946, but the company has been facing increasing pressure from residents concerned […]
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Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz Caught on Tape Plotting “Step Two” of Jan. 6 Insurrection
By Stacy M. BrownOriginally appeared in NNPA Cruz, who once labeled Trump a “liar who can’t accept defeat,” proved no different from the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol, which […]
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Biden approves disaster relief for 13 Texas counties with damage from winter ice storms
Gov. Greg Abbott, who requested a federal disaster declaration for 23 counties, called it a critical first step in the recovery.
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The State of Black America Reveals How Hate Continues to Rise in the U.S
Originally appeared in NNPA By Stacy M. Brown The State of Black America, which also drew from information from the Brennan Center, noted that the FBI reported that white supremacists […]
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Unsealed evidence shows racist comments, threats of violence made by Daniel Perry before killing of Austin protester
Originally appeared in The Texas Tribune By Jolie McCullough Gov. Greg Abbott has said he wants to pardon Perry, who was convicted by a Travis County jury last week. Daniel […]
