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August 11, 2025
Texas Dems remain out of state to block a GOP-led redistricting push backed by Trump, as Dem govs threaten to…
Cape Cod families
September 19, 2022
The migrants now in Cape Cod mirror 1962's "Reverse Freedom Riders," Blacks who were allegedly duped as payback for the…
September 14, 2022
GOP leaders have created the Texas 1836 Project, which is in direct response to the New York Times' highly controversial…
March 15, 2022
Lizzo was the keynote speaker Sunday at South by Southwest, Austin's annual culture, tech and music conference held every March.
November 4, 2021
The Biden administration on Thursday sued Texas over new election laws that outlasted a summer of dramatic protests by Democrats.
James Whitfield thegrio.com
October 15, 2021
Dr. James Whitfield wants to appeal the decision by the Grapeville Colleyville Independent School District to not renew his contract.
Allen West
October 11, 2021
Allen West, who is running for Texas governor, doubles down on anti-vaccination stance after he and his wife contracted the…
September 30, 2021
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is offering jobs to border agents on horseback punished for charging at Haitian migrants.
Supreme Court is seen in Washington
September 2, 2021
Supreme Court allows Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in force, stripping most women of the right to…
Black boy wearing mask
August 16, 2021
Moms in Florida and Texas push back against politicization of wearing masks in schools and share their thoughts on the…
covid children thegrio.com
August 16, 2021
More than 1,900 children are in hospitals — particularly in Southern states — due to the virus' highly contagious Delta…
Texas Democrats thegrio.com
July 13, 2021
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott threatened Texas Democrats who fled to Washington to block sweeping new election laws with arrest.
Texas rally at State Capitol, theGrio.com
July 13, 2021
Even with the chaos in Texas, rapid population growth in urban and suburban areas points to a trend of progressive…
June 1, 2021
Texas Democrats walked out its House chamber to halt the passage of a bill reducing poll hours and access to…
Texas Capitol buildin
May 31, 2021
A restrictive voting bill in Texas failed to pass Sunday night after Democrats walked out of the House chamber before…
May 26, 2021
Gerald Goines, the ex-Houston Police narcotics officer who arrested Floyd in 2004, currently faces charges on two murder counts.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott thegrio.com
May 12, 2021
The bill passed by Republicans prohibits teachers in public schools from speaking on current news events, white supremacy and racism.
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April 14, 2021
The Texas Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would require cities to get voter approval before cutting the police budget.
People Go To The Polls On First Day Of Early Voting In Texas
April 1, 2021
Texas Republicans advanced a slate of proposed new voting restrictions Thursday that would reduce options to cast ballots and more.
theGRIO.com
March 14, 2021
A woman in Galveston, Texas was arrested at a bank for refusing to wear a mask, one day after Gov.…