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El Paso ISD Deletes Classroom Pride Flag Post, Offers No Explanation
10+ hour, 51+ min ago (346+ words) El Paso Independent School District deleted an X post that appeared to show a Pride flag hanging inside a classroom after the image drew criticism online, but the district has not explained why it removed the post or whether the…...
Fort Worth Police Chief Says Officers Were ‘Wrong’ In Pride Fest Speech Warnings
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (436+ words) Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia said officers were “wrong” in how they described the limits of lawful speech during a viral confrontation with Christian street preachers outside Trinity Pride Fest. He also said the department has begun First Amendment…...
Fort Worth Pride Fest Police Video Lands On DOJ Civil Rights Chief’s Radar
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (482+ words) The head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division weighed in after videos first published by The Dallas Express showed Fort Worth police interactions with Christian street preachers during Trinity Pride Fest. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet…...
Fort Worth Police Announce First Amendment Training Following DX Pride Fest Report
2+ week, 2+ day ago (538+ words) Fort Worth police say an officer made inaccurate statements during a June 27 encounter with Christian street preachers at Trinity Pride Fest and that officers will receive additional training on First Amendment protections. The updated response came after The Dallas Express…...
UT Dallas ‘Transgender’ Pride Display Sparks SB17 Questions
2+ week, 2+ day ago (335+ words) A pride-themed display inside a University of Texas at Dallas Student Affairs area has drawn criticism online and raised questions about the public university’s compliance with Texas’ ban on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offices and related practices. “Welcome to @UT_Dallas. This…...
Supreme Court 6-3 Decision Reinforces Texas Save Women’s Sports Laws
2+ week, 4+ day ago (476+ words) Today’s 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding state authority to bar biological males from girls’ and women’s sports teams reinforces Texas law and provides statewide clarity for public schools and universities. The ruling in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and…...
Supreme Court 6-3 Upholds Ban On Biological Males In Girls’ Sports
2+ week, 4+ day ago (461+ words) The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that states may bar biological males from competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams in public schools and universities, upholding laws in Idaho and West Virginia and clearing the way for similar restrictions in…...
Jim Ross Says Arlington Pride Could Return After Cancellation
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (498+ words) Arlington Mayor Jim Ross says he is optimistic that the city’s Pride event could return despite tensions surrounding Arlington’s recent debate over sexual orientation and “gender identity” language. As previously reported by The Dallas Express, the Arlington City Council voted…...
Pastor Rebukes Commissioner Over Failed LGBTQ Health Resolution
3+ week, 1+ day ago (566+ words) A Tarrant County pastor is challenging Commissioner Alisa Simmons over her attempt to honor the HELP Center for LGBTQ+ Health, arguing that county officials can recognize health services without endorsing what he described as a contested cultural message. The exchange…...
DOJ opens civil rights investigation into MLB over Bible verse warnings after Rainbow Pride Nights
4+ week, 1+ day ago (655+ words) The Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially entered the fight between Major League Baseball and its Christian players, with the agency’s Civil Rights Division referring the league to federal investigators over warnings issued to San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote…...