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Boynton Chapel Methodist Church
September 15, 2023
Boynton Chapel Methodist Church, designed by Texas' first licensed Black architect, is now a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Texas CROWN Act
September 14, 2023
A Black teen at a Houston-area high school has been suspended for weeks because of a policy prohibiting from wearing…
September 3, 2023
After nine months of hype, Deion Sanders had Colorado ready for prime time in his much-anticipated debut as Buffaloes coach.
September 2, 2023
U.S. District Judge David Ezra has overturned a Texas law regulating pornographic websites, saying the rules violate free speech rights.
September 2, 2023
A judge handed a Houston teachers union a victory over a new system that will base pay on standardized test…
TNT Crane & Rigging racial discrimination lawsuit
August 29, 2023
Black employees at TNT Crane & Rigging in Fort Worth, Texas, have filed a federal racial discrimination lawsuit against the…
August 29, 2023
Texas has taken over Houston’s public school district.
August 27, 2023
Reggie Chaney, a forward who was part of Houston’s Final Four team in 2021, has died. He was 23 when…
August 26, 2023
Republicans on Friday chose Houston to host their 2028 national convention, hoping to cement support in Texas.
August 21, 2023
Democrats have long predicted the state of Texas would turn in their favor, but those dreams have been dashed repeatedly.
August 21, 2023
Some Black voters in Houston worry that much of the hard-won progress seen in more than a half-century of voting…
Black man voting, theGrio.com
August 20, 2023
Federal judges in Georgia and Texas have ruled against key provisions of two controversial election laws passed in the wake…
August 12, 2023
A Texas prison guard says she had a stillborn baby because prison officials refused to let her leave work after…
August 12, 2023
A 3-year-old child riding one of Texas’ migrant buses died while on the way to Chicago, officials said Friday.
A Texas school district trustee wants to crack down on those displays
August 11, 2023
Trustees with the Conroe Independent School District in Montgomery County, Texas, want to crack down on racial unity posters. 
August 5, 2023
The ruling was the first to undercut Texas’ law since it took effect in 2022 and delivers a major victory…
Journalism professor Kathleen McElroy
August 3, 2023
Kathleen McElroy, Black professor, reaches $1 million settlement with Texas A&M for its botched hiring attempt
August 1, 2023
The largest school district in Texas has found itself at the center of criticism following a decision to repurpose their…
August 1, 2023
Texas A&M is reportedly working on a settlement with esteemed journalist Kathleen McElroy following her failed hiring attempt.
August 1, 2023
The Frisco, Texas, police chief has admitted his cops erred after a Black family from Arkansas mistakenly faced officers' guns.