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Sylvester Turner, Sheila Jackson Lee, theGrio.com
March 26, 2025
Texas' 18th Congressional District is currently without representation following the consecutive deaths of two former U.S. representatives.
thegrio, Ronnie Smith, Lil Ronnie, Texas, fatal shooting
March 7, 2025
The double murder of G$ Lil Ronnie and his daughter in Forest Hills, Tex., came a day after celebrating the…
Jasmine Crockett, theGrio.com
January 16, 2025
Before being elected to Congress, Crockett spent her legal career serving as a criminal defense attorney and public defender.
June 3, 2024
“I am confident that my doctors have developed the best possible plan to target my specific disease,” Jackson Lee said…
May 28, 2024
Florida is one of the states where Republicans' voting restrictions have created or enhanced penalties for those who assist voters.
April 6, 2024
The school’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors has estimated that 60 people in DEI roles at the…
March 30, 2024
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems and questioned its hiring practice.
March 30, 2024
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has asked a federal judge to restore his rights to carry a gun and…
March 29, 2024
A Texas appeals court has overturned a Fort Worth woman’s voter fraud conviction and five-year prison term for casting an…
March 24, 2024
Southern Methodist University fired Rob Lanier after two seasons as head basketball coach with a 30-35 overall record.
Opal Lee grandmother of juneteenth
March 23, 2024
When Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob drove her family out of their Texas home. Now, the 97-year-old community activist is…
March 10, 2024
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner sought to restore public trust after the department dropped more than 264,000 cases due to…
The logo for the Minority Business Development Agency
March 7, 2024
A federal judge in Texas sided with whites who claimed the Minority Business Development Agency discriminated against them.
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, theGrio.com
March 6, 2024
Rep. Colin Allred fended off his biggest Democratic challenger, state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, on Super Tuesday.
Democratic candidate for Senate Rep. Colin Allred
February 29, 2024
As part of theGrio's "Running Black" series, Allred talks of campaign to become the first Black American from Texas elected…
University of Texas -- DEI ban
February 21, 2024
Texas' DEI ban has led to some significant changes across college campuses, especially at the University of Texas at Austin.
February 18, 2024
At the University of Texas, the Multicultural Center and affiliated student groups were shut down after a state ban on…
Rev. Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes III,, theGrio.com
February 1, 2024
The Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III will succeed the Rev. Jesse Jackson as leader of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Haitian migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, theGrio.com
January 25, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court ordered U.S. Border Patrol agents to continue removing the razor-wire fencing along the Texas-Mexico border.
Robb Elementary, Uvalde shooting, theGrio.com
January 19, 2024
A federal report has revealed numerous failures by law enforcement in response to a 2022 school shooting at Robb Elementary…