Senate Bill 12 would ban teaching gender identity and sexual orientation, while requiring parents to opt their children into sex education. AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House and Senate voted Saturday evening to give final approval to a bill that extends the state’s ban on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives to more than 1,200 … Read more
According to officials, the girl was reported missing from an address on Preston Road. FRISCO, Texas — A 7-year-old girl who was reported missing Saturday night died after she was pulled from a retention pond near Stonebriar Centre, officials said. According to the Frisco Fire Department, the child was reported missing shortly before 9 p.m. … Read more
Senate Bill 8 would require sheriffs in most Texas counties to request 287(g) agreements with ICE, where local officers help federal agents enforce immigration law. AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate gave final approval Saturday to a bill that would require sheriff’s deputies in the state’s counties that have jails to help federal authorities with … Read more
Senate Bill 8 would require sheriffs in most Texas counties to request 287(g) agreements with ICE, where local officers help federal agents enforce immigration law. AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate gave final approval Saturday to a bill that would require sheriff’s deputies in the state’s counties that have jails to help federal authorities with … Read more
AB Hernandez — a transgender athlete — shared first place with her closest competitors because of a new policy in California. CLOVIS, Calif. — A transgender athlete bested the competition Saturday at the California high school track and field championship to take home her first gold in the girls high jump at a meet that … Read more
“We’re still thinking of him everyday,” said Erika Castro, Jiryiah’s mother. SAN ANTONIO — June 4 would have been Jiryiah Johnson’s second birthday. Saturday evening, Jiryiah’s family were joined by friends and the community to remember him. “We’re still thinking of him every day,” said Julian Johnson, Jiryiah’s Father. It’s been nearly eight months … Read more
One Travis Audubon employee told KVUE Blair Woods Sanctuary will be closed “for the foreseeable future.” Now they’re asking for the public’s help to reopen sooner. AUSTIN, Texas — One Austin conservation group is facing a long cleanup after Wednesday’s microburst storm. Blair Woods Sanctuary in East Austin is now closed “for the foreseeable future,” … Read more