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Images taken in September showed agents on horseback swinging their reins at migrants from Haiti. A report released Friday found the agents did not strike the migrants, but did use unnecessary force.
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Emails obtained by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica confirm that federal authorities are probing discrimination claims involving Gov. Greg Abbott’s multibillion-dollar border initiative.
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Union support is the highest it's been in decades in the U.S. We clear up a few questions about how they work in Texas.
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A civil rights complaint prompted the state’s environmental agency to guarantee interpretation and translation services at public meetings for people who don’t speak English. But the rollout has been plagued by confusing procedures and little clarity on how interpreters will be selected.
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Merritt is licensed in Pennsylvania. The state constitution doesn’t require the attorney general to be a licensed lawyer, but Merritt’s opponent has criticized his legal record.
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When American Airlines hired David Harris in 1964, he became the first African American pilot to fly for a commercial airline. Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cottman's Segregated Skies tells his story.
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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund has filed a civil rights complaint against Carroll ISD, through the Department of Education.
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Arlington to pay almost $400K in case alleging housing discrimination against families with childrenThe City of Arlington has agreed to pay almost $400,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging it violated federal housing law by refusing to support a housing development that would have served low-income families with children.
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Communities across Dallas-Fort Worth are honoring the legacy of the minister and civil rights activist.
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Player organizations in the NBA, NHL, NFL, WNBA and MLB were sent an open letter by the organization's national and state presidents.
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The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation — a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who don’t identify as male or female — and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the State Department said.
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The complaint signals a continued desire among some UT Austin students and alumni to push administrators to discontinue using the song as the university’s alma mater, despite the university’s insistence that it will remain.