Politics
League City Council, amidst opposition, creates committee to review library book challenges
Posted on · Opponents to the newly created committee say it is unnecessary and could potentially lead to censorship and discrimination.
Tag: ACLU of Texas
Education
Katy ISD high school students can now access LGBTQ+ suicide prevention resources. Advocates want more.
Posted on · Katy ISD loosened its LGBTQ+ website filters for high schoolers, but other students still don’t have access.
schools
Katy ISD removes LGBTQ filters from internet after ACLU complaint
Posted on · A student had tried to access certain sites, like the Trevor Project, and found the URL’s were blocked by filters the district had put in place.
LGBTQ
Time Runs Out On Texas House Bill Banning Gender Confirmation Health Care For Kids, But Another Attempt Lives On In The Senate
Posted on · House Bill 1399 would have banned gender confirmation surgery, hormone therapy and puberty suppression treatments for Texas' transgender children.
Houston Matters
Discrepancies In The Number Of Texas Voter Fraud Prosecutions (March 26, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Discrepancies in the number of voter fraud cases the Texas AG's office is prosecuting, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and a conversation with composer David Lang.
Houston Matters
Local Judge Releases Juvenile Defendants En Masse After Losing Re-Election Bid
Posted on · Before releasing them, Judge Glenn Devlin reportedly asked first whether they intended to kill anyone.
News
Civil Rights Groups Send Letter To Needville ISD Over Threats To Punish Student Who Join Walkouts Over Gun Control
Posted on · Students in Needville ISD who join demonstrations about gun violence after the school shooting in Florida will be suspended for three days, according to the superintendent
Houston Matters
New Rules Regarding Fetal Remains — Are They About Dignity or Discouraging Women from Getting Abortions?
Posted on · New rules proposed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's Health and Human Services Commission would change the way fetal tissue is disposed of after medical procedures like abortions, requiring burials or cremation instead of long-standing procedures allowing disposal in sanitary landfills. But it would also apply to miscarriages or ectopic pregnancies terminated in […]
News
After Outcry, Judge Delays Sanctions In Immigration Case
Posted on · The Texas-based judge that earlier this year put a hold on President Obama’s executive order on immigration decided on Tuesday to also suspend a controversial punishment he had recently issued to the administration’s attorneys.
News
Civil Rights Groups Ask Appeals Court to Block Judge’s Immigration Order
Posted on · A coalition of civil and immigrant rights groups on Friday asked an appeals court to stop a federal judge’s order that requires the Obama administration to turn over the confidential information of thousands of undocumented immigrants.
Houston Matters
Drug testing for Unemployment Benefits in Texas
Posted on · The Texas Legislature has passed, and Governor Perry has signed, a law which would require some Texans seeking unemployment benefits to pass a drug test. There are numerous questions about the law, including exactly who it covers, in which occupations, whether the state should actually have the right to require such testing, and whether it […]