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Who’s enforcing Houston’s rodeo new dress code? And what counts as ‘revealing’? Here’s what we know.
2+ week, 2+ day ago (399+ words) HOUSTON " As the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo enters its final stretch, a newly enforced dress code continues to stir conversation across social media and on the grounds at NRG Park. However, while officials provided some answers, several key questions…...
A red fox stows away on a cargo ship, traveling from England to US
3+ week, 2+ day ago (215+ words) NEW YORK " This stowaway truly was sly as a fox. A red fox somehow slipped onto a cargo ship that traveled from Southampton, England, to New York, where the animal is now in the Bronx Zoo's care. The zoo said…...
Paxton warns Austin ISD over alleged violation of Texas Women’s Privacy Act
4+ week, 13+ hour ago (286+ words) Ken Paxton's office has sent a legal notice to Austin Independent School District after receiving a complaint alleging violations of Senate Bill 8. According to the Texas Attorney General's Office, the complaint claims both Austin ISD and Austin High School were…...
Texas Tech System limits how race and gender can be taught, says faculty could face discipline for noncompliance
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (751+ words) Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton on Monday imposed restrictions on how faculty discuss race, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation in classrooms and introduced a new course content approval process, underlining that instructors could face discipline for not…...
St. Petersburg delays vote on flags for LGBTQ+ and Black communities after DeSantis erases murals
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (586+ words) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. " The Florida city of St. Petersburg, long a bastion of LGBTQ+ rights and mindful of its racially segregated past, is considering approval of two flags recognizing those issues. The move comes after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered…...
Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration's ban on gender-affirming care
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (359+ words) WASHINGTON " The Trump administration is facing a new legal complaint from a group of government employees who are affected by a new policy going into effect Thursday that eliminates coverage for gender-affirming care in federal health insurance programs. The complaint,…...
Arlington upholds suspension of protections for LGBTQ+ people
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (541+ words) After more than an hour of impassioned public testimonies, the Arlington City Council voted to uphold a suspension on discrimination protections for people in the city who identify as LGBTQ+ over fears that keeping them might make the North Texas…...
Vandal captured on video breaking Pride flags, throwing them on ground at Houston’s Montrose Center
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (328+ words) A report has been filed to Houston Police Department after a person was captured on video vandalizing Pride flags outside of Houston's Montrose Center. The incident happened on Thursday. Footage shared with KPRC 2 showed the person pulling the flags out…...
How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1779+ words) By Jessica Priest, Nicholas Gutteridge And Kate Mcgee COLLEGE STATION " It was the third week of Texas A&M's summer semester and students in the ENGL 360: Literature for Children class were reading "Jude Saves the World," a novel that features…...
Texas cities grapple with order to remove rainbow crosswalks as state deadline approaches
5+ mon, 19+ hour ago (1317+ words) San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones speaks at the end of a rally where community members and several LGBTQ+ and allied organizations gathered to fight for the rainbow crosswalk to stay in the city's Pride Cultural Heritage District on Oct....