Queer students look for alternatives after Texas A&M ends transgender health care services

The students saw the move as part of a political environment that has become increasingly hostile against LGBTQ+ people in Texas.
Texas women at DNC tell of necessary health care denied because of state abortion laws
The fight to push back abortion restrictions is central to Texas’ presence at the Democratic convention, and is a focus of the Kamala Harris campaign.
Jury finds parents of student accused in Santa Fe school shooting not negligent

Jurors instead put the responsibility with the shooter and a firearms ammunition retailer in a trial over the 2018 shooting.
Gretchen Whitmer and Glenn Youngkin will open and close this year’s Tribune Festival

Buzzy governors bookend one of our strongest programs ever.
A West Texas ranch and resort will limit water to residents amid fears its wells will run dry

Residents at the sprawling Terlingua Ranch near Big Bend National Park will limit residents to 1,000 gallons of nondrinking water per month.
In a North Texas House race, two Asian candidates campaign on their version of the American Dream

A competitive Texas House race in the Dallas suburbs features the first Asian to win Miss Texas and the first Asian woman to serve in the state Legislature.
Jasmine Crockett at DNC says race is between career prosecutor and career criminal
The Dallas freshman congresswoman took to the national convention stage to ridicule former President Donald Trump and extol Vice President Kamala Harris.
Texas Tribune, ProPublica and FRONTLINE share Online Journalism Award and national Edward R. Murrow Award

The three newsrooms shared awards for our coverage of the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
These Texans are scheduled to speak this week at the Democratic National Convention

U.S. Reps. Jasmine Crockett and Veronica Escobar are expected to speak on the mainstage in Chicago.
A South Texas school district received a request to remove 676 books from its libraries

The request came from a local pastor who is part of a group that trains people to “defend their freedom and liberty.” Other faith leaders have pushed back.