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The Texas Civil Rights Project is seeking class-action status for its suit alleging the state's prison system puts inmates in unconstitutionally long and unsanitary housing assignments for violating certain rules.
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The NFL star was previously charged in a separate incident, in which police say he fled the scene of a hit-and-run crash.
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Students at the University of Texas at Dallas launched an encampment on Wednesday to demand the university divest from U.S. corporations affiliated with Israel's war in Gaza.
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News helicopters hovered over UNT’s campus and television reporters jogged to keep up with students who walked out of classes in protest. Since the previous demonstration during the university’s Israel Week in April, the number of students protesting on Tuesday appeared to surge.
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Protesters at universities across Texas – and the nation – hope to pressure their school's leadership into divesting from entities tied to the Israeli war effort in Gaza. So what exactly is divestment?
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The Supreme Court has refused to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of their users. The justices on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal filed by the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry.
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East Texas has been hit by several severe rainstorms this spring, and several counties have declared disasters.
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Churches around the university have found themselves providing food, medical aid and spiritual support amid pro-Palestinian protests and the police response.
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The city is asking voters to approve $485.5 million in bonds for street maintenance, park improvements, a new court building and an expansion to its public works campus to keep up with its growing population.
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Aaron Dean was convicted of shooting and killing Atatiana Jefferson through her bedroom window in 2019. In February, an appeals court upheld his manslaughter conviction.
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Electricity demand is increasing with rising temperatures, but it’s still maintenance season for power plants, causing a supply crunch.
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The arrest of dozens of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators since last week has left First Amendment advocates asking who gets to enjoy speech protections in Texas.
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Protesters tried to block buses from leaving with those who were arrested. Police responded by arresting more people, throwing flash-bangs and spraying the crowd with what seemed like pepper spray.
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Attorneys say the businesses shouldn't have to close at 2 a.m. if they agree to stop offering any nude entertainment at that time.