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• LGBTQ+ Texans fought to be recognized. That work is eroding under a conservative pressure campaign.

  November 18, 2025 3:03 PM

  Arlington Mayor Jim Ross stood under the June sun and delivered an impassioned speech in front of a crowd awash in rainbows and glitter. “You know Martin Luther King taught us way back in the ‘60s, that there’s only one thing strong enough to overcome hate,” the North Texas... more »

• Judge indefinitely bars Trump from fining University of California over alleged discrimination

  November 15, 2025 2:01 PM

  The Trump administration cannot fine the University of California or summarily cut the school system's federal funding over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimination, a federal judge ruled late Friday in a sharply worded decision. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco issued a preliminary... more »

• New exhibit in Mercedes honors the Valley’s first Mexican-American college Play Video

  October 22, 2025 6:46 PM

  The Mercedes Public Library is honoring what’s believed to be the Rio Grande Valley’s first Mexican-American college. The history of Colegio Jacinto Treviño is part of the permanent exhibit at the library. The college was founded in Mercedes during the late 1960s. Lupe Cásares attended the college.... more »

• “Bathroom bill” aimed at trans people signed into law after decade of failed attempts

  September 22, 2025 7:14 PM

  " “Bathroom bill” aimed at trans people signed into law after decade of failed attempts " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up... more »

• Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow him to enforce transgender and nonbinary passport policy

  September 19, 2025 2:52 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to let it enforce a passport policy for transgender and nonbinary people that requires male or female sex designations based on birth certificates. The Justice Department appealed a lower-court order allowing people use the gender or... more »

• Valley non-profit celebrating 35th anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act Play Video

  July 23, 2025 11:02 AM

  A Rio Grande Valley non-profit is celebrating a major milestone in the journey toward inclusion and diversity. The Center for Independent Living, or Vail, is hosting a Walk and Roll event to commemorate 35 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. There will be... more »

• Texas moves close to ban on some land sales to foreigners

  May 30, 2025 10:36 AM

  " Texas moves close to ban on some land sales to foreigners " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief , The... more »