After the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Ulvade, Texas left 19 children and two adults dead in May, the surviving parents, students, and staff members have filed a $27 billion class action lawsuit against the city, school district, and numerous law enforcement agencies, even going so far as …
Read More »Meet the Texas Weirdo Mixing Kraftwerk with Doug Sahm to Create 'Kraut-Country'
In his round X-ray specs and solar-system button-up, Garrett T. Capps looks like he’s just emerged from the farthest reaches of outer space. The San Antonio musician sounds like it, too. Since forming his band NASA Country in 2017, Capps has been working to introduce an unconventional new sound into …
Read More »Matthew McConaughey Calls on Austin to 'Reveal, Revive and Testify' in New Music Video
Matthew McConaughey, an alum of the University of Texas at Austin, delivered a new music video celebrating the men’s basketball team. The video was revealed in partnership with the Moody Center before a game between the Longhorns and the Gonzaga Bulldogs from Washington’s Gonzaga University. In the video produced by …
Read More »Texas Lawmakers Are Gearing Up to Make Life Miserable for Trans People
Multiple bills have been submitted to the Texas state Senate that would make providing or consenting to gender-affirming care for a minor a form of child abuse under Texas’s Family Code. The bills are just a handful of the more than 800 legislative proposals submitted to the Texas legislature in …
Read More »Texas AG Has Been Investigating Poll Workers in Massive Goose Chase: Report
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been targeting poll workers with accusations of election crimes and misconduct, according to an investigation released by ProPublica on Wednesday. Paxton, who is currently running for reelection against Democrat Rochelle Garza, has been granted a broad mandate by GOP legislators in Texas to investigate …
Read More »Harry Styles Endorses Beto O'Rourke (Who Was in Attendance) During His Show in Austin
Beto O’Rourke is a Harrie. And Harry Styles stans Beto! Among the fans in the pit to watch Styles’ show in Austin Sunday night was O’Rourke, who’s running for governor of Texas. After hosting a rally in South Austin with Willie Nelson earlier in the day, O’Rourke made his way …
Read More »Republicans Took a Woman's Right to Choose. Now They're Threatening Her Right to Travel
The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act. The law would have protected the ability to travel from states where abortion is banned to states where it remains legal to receive care. Senate Republicans, led by James Lankford of Oklahoma, have already blocked the …
Read More »Weeks After Uvalde School Massacre, No One Knows What Really Happened
Jose Flores Jr. dreamed of being a police officer because he wanted to protect people. But the 10-year-old’s life was cut short when he, 18 of his classmates, and two teachers were killed in the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School. Now, Jose’s uncle, Christopher Salazar, tells Rolling Stone …
Read More »More Families of Trans Teens Sue to Stop Texas Child Abuse Investigations
“More families of trans teens sue to stop Texas child abuse investigations” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. For LGBTQ mental health support, call the Trevor Project’s …
Read More »Police Delayed Confronting Uvalde Gunman While Aware Victims Inside Were Still Alive: Report
Officers called in to stop a mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas on May 24 delayed confronting the gunman for 77 minutes, despite supervisors being aware that some of the people trapped with the shooter needed medical attention, according to The New York Times, who reviewed video footage …
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