NORTH DALLAS GAZETTE — On Sept. 5 there was a small meeting at Germany Park between Dallas-based FBI agents and members of the media. The FBI...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — The Houston City Controller’s Office currently has 61 full-time employees. Of those 61 employees, 52% are African American, 16% are Hispanic, 18%...
DEFENDER NEWS SERVICE — A controversial new billboard along a Dallas highway that suggests black women should view abortion as self-care has sparked both outrage, support,...
By Courtney Borchert (North Dallas Gazette/NNPA Member) Texas will implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in school districts this academic year. The federal law grants...
By Edwina Pratt (Women of Color for Hillary) One of the highest forms of praise any leader can ever hope to receive is the endorsement and...
By Barrington M. Salmon (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In the span of thirty days, federal judges have scuttled voter suppression laws in North Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin, Kansas...
JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A judge on Thursday cleared the way for the University of Texas to move a statue of Confederate...
Lauren Talarico, KHOU 11 NEWS SPRING, Texas (KHOU.com) — A Spring family is trying to figure out who vandalized their truck overnight with hate speech...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month let stand the state of Texas’ latest attempt to use the old...
Sam Hananel, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Saturday that Texas can use its controversial new voter identification law for the November...
MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman convicted of the starvation and torture death of her girlfriend’s 9-year-old son a decade ago...
Paul J. Webber and Ken Thomas, ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A judge has decided not to issue an arrest warrant for Texas Gov. Rick...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist The State of the Union address is the only time of the year when all branches of government come together...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist I am writing this article from the beautiful shores of the Dominican Republic. We have assembled here for our second...
A labor of love came full circle Tuesday. Community members gathered to pay homage to a piece of local history during the unveiling of the county’s...
