L. Clifford Davis, Who Fought to Desegregate Texas Schools, Dies at 100
As a civil rights lawyer who faced resistance and threats, he challenged school districts that tried to defy the Supreme ...
More than 60 Texas workers laid off in U.S. Department of Education mass layoffs: records
The mass layoffs, which halved the U.S. Education Department's workforce, resulted in dozens of Texas-based employees to lose ...
Texas AG Ken Paxton suing Coppell ISD over allegedly teaching critical race theory
The AG's Office claims Coppell ISD's curriculum director discussed how despite what the state says, the district does "what's ...
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Christian Menefee, top civil attorney for Harris County government, files for Sylvester Turner’s congressional seat
The district has been a Democratic stronghold, held for decades by Sheila Jackson Lee and most recently by former Houston ...
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Former Galveston civil rights attorney explores island history in new book
Despite how little has been widely known about Galveston’s slave markets, Griffin found about 20 locations where slaves were ...
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More than 60 Texas workers laid off in U.S. Department of Education mass layoffs: records
More than 60 Texas-based U.S. Education Department ... pushed to dismantle — terminated at least 25 attorneys in Texas specializing in civil rights. It also shuttered its Dallas office, laying ...