8+ hour, 18+ min ago  (355+ words) A Texas law banning some drag performances in public spaces goes into effect today, though a lawsuit challenging it is ongoing. State lawmakers passed Senate Bill 12 in 2023, restricting "sexually oriented performances" in public spaces or in front of children. A…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (394+ words) The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Texas Attorney General's Office can require LGBTQ advocacy group PFLAG to turn over documents related to an investigation into medical care for transgender minors. The court overturned a previous district court decision…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (676+ words) Texas can enforce a 2023 law that restricts some public drag shows, a federal appeals court reaffirmed in a new ruling on Wednesday. Senate Bill 12 prohibits drag performers from dancing suggestively or wearing certain prosthetics on public property or in front…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (279+ words) University of Texas Regents on Thursday will consider how "controversial" topics are taught within the UT system. New guidance being discussed during the board's two-day Austin meeting doesn't define controversy, but states instructors must "exclude unrelated controversial or contested matters…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (888+ words) The Arlington City Council voted 7-2 to approve a revised anti-discrimination chapter in the city's code and unanimously passed a resolution disavowing discrimination and hate. The new chapter strays from the original passed in 2021, removing the authority of city staff to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (992+ words) The Arlington City Council is expected to vote Tuesday night on a new anti-discrimination ordinance and resolution months after the original was removed from the city code. The upcoming vote comes after the council struck down the previous anti-discrimination ordinance…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (881+ words) When Troy Comardelle steps outside his apartment, one of the first things he sees is a sprawling blue-themed mural lush with flowers and wildlife. He said it inspired him to be more adventurous with the decor in his own apartment....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (711+ words) One of the nation's largest university systems has been in a state of academic and political turmoil over the past several months. Since September, the president of Texas A&M University has resigned, a professor has been fired and subsequently…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (999+ words) In Dallas" Oak Lawn neighborhood, life and organized chaos filled the Rose Room ahead of an important pageant. Drag queens shared mirrors as they did their makeup and hair backstage. A crowd of people filled the space around a well-lit…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (482+ words) Dallas will remove 30 decorative crosswalks, including LGBTQ+ and Black Lives Matter designs, within 90 days after unsuccessfully appealing an order by the Texas Department of Transportation. The move comes after Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order in October directing TxDOT…...