texas
How to Help Those Affected by the Santa Fe School Shooting
These families need your help.
By Linley Sanders
The Santa Fe High School Shooting Suspect Will Not Face the Death Penalty
A pair of Supreme Court rulings mean he can't be executed or held on a life sentence.
By Lucy Diavolo
Police Say A Texas Teen's Alleged Abduction Never Happened
13-year-old Zavion Parker told police he was kidnapped by someone with an "I Hate Black People" tattoo.
By Janay Moore
3 Teens Were Arrested for Allegedly Sharing a Video Without Permission of People Having Sex
The alleged victim said the video was shared without her consent.
By Brittney McNamara
Beto O'Rourke, Gina Ortiz Jones and Women Won in Texas Primaries
Added bonus: Ted Cruz embarrassed himself.
By Katelyn Burns
This Woman Could Be Texas's First Openly Gay Congresswoman of Color
Meet Gina Ortiz Jones, running in the March 6 Texas primary.
By Lauren Young
Meet Beto O'Rourke, the Senate Hopeful Taking on Ted Cruz
The punk rock politician from Texas isn't taking donations from PACs or corporations.
By René Kladzyk
Student Activists Are Mobilizing for Gun Control, and State Governments Are Listening
The #NeverAgain movement believes they can succeed where lawmakers have failed.
By Linley Sanders
Sephora's First Afro-Hawaiian Campaign Star Wants You to Pay Attention to Her Tattoos
They're more than merely ink.
By Teryn Payne
The Shooter Who Killed 26 People in a Texas Church Had a History of Domestic Violence
Yet he still was able to buy a gun.
By De Elizabeth
Women of Color are Leading MAJOR Hurricane Relief Efforts in Houston
Meet Assata Dela Cruz and the Yellowhammer Alternative.
By Chloe Watlington
My Mom Lost EVERYTHING in Hurricane Harvey — But She's Still Helping Others
Now she needs your help.
By Kile Atwater
I Was at A Friend's House When Harvey Hit — And Came Home to Nothing
"Make sure Houston stays relevant."
By Lily Herman
Jake Paul Said He's Going to Texas for Harvey Relief Efforts — And the Internet Is Divided
Some people are accusing him of seeking attention.
By De Elizabeth
These Girls Threw a PROTEST Quinceañera at the Texas Capitol Building
"SB4 makes simply being brown a crime."
By Lily Herman
Teens Are Getting MORE Abortions After Texas Defunded Planned Parenthood
Even though lawmakers were aiming to limit access.
By Brittney McNamara
Texas Just Made an Important Move to End Child Marriage
Thousands of children have married in the state.
By Suzannah Weiss
This Beauty Queen Says a Police Chief Called Her a "Black B*tch"
"Her only crime [was] the color of her skin."
By Suzannah Weiss
This State Is Trying to Ban Adoption for Gay, Jewish, and Muslim Families
"It's about as limiting a bill as we have seen."
By Laura Stampler