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Some landlords got a piece of Texas’ $2 billion in rent relief money – and evicted their struggling tenants anyway
When Cherice Scott received a notice last September […]
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Civil rights groups sue Texas county over alleged ‘discriminatory’ map
By FREDREKA SCHOUTEN CNN A coalition of civil rights groups in Texas filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Galveston County, alleging that the county’s redistricting plan intentionally discriminates against a growing minority population […]
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Analysis: Gerrymandering has left Texas voters with few options
By ROSS RAMSEY The Texas Tribune The biggest blow to Texans’ voting rights isn’t found in the election laws. It’s in the political maps, where voters’ choices are overwhelmed by the partisan desires […]
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Delays, closures and chaos mount at Texas-Mexico border crossings from new state inspections
By MITCHELL FERMAN, URIEL J. GARCÍA and IVAN PIERRE AGUIRRE The Texas Tribune EL PASO – Joel Estebane’s commercial truck had already been inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after crossing […]
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Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court
By CLARE FORAN, TED BARRETT and ALI ZASLAV CNN The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday in a historic vote that paves the way for her […]
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No charges will be filed in fatal police shooting of Amir Locke, killed during no-knock warrant service
By OMAR JIMENEZ, BRAD PARKS and PETER NICKEAS CNN Prosecutors declined to file charges against the Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Amir Locke or any other officers involved in the no-knock warrant […]
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Acting Comptroller of the Currency Launches Project REACh Efforts in Dallas
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu joined civic leaders […]
Local
Texas Rangers confirm investigation into nude photos of children at Bastrop shelter but find “no evidence” of sex abuse
By REESE OXNER The Texas Tribune A Texas Department of Public Safety investigation into a state-licensed facility for sex trafficking victims where an employee allegedly took nude photos of two girls found no […]
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Analysis: Winning their primaries, Abbott and O’Rourke offer a preview of their march toward November
By ROSS RAMSEY The Texas Tribune Eight more months. The candidates who survived Tuesday’s primary elections – and won’t face runoff elections in May – now start all over again, raising money, researching […]
National
Black Press Archives at Howard University gets preserved, digitized due to $2M grant
Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – The Howard University Moorland-Spingarn Research Center received a $2 million grant from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation to support the preservation and digitization of the Black Press […]