The Texas Department of Public Safety rule change surfaced in an internal email that also asks driver license staff to compile the names of people seeking a gender marker change.
Transgender Texans blocked from changing their sex on their driver’s license
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2024 Texas Elections
Rep. Shawn Thierry joins anti-trans policy group after losing Democratic primary
The Houston Democrat lost her seat after backlash for voting with Republicans to ban transition-related care for minors.
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LGBTQ+ Texans
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.
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bp’s blueprint for driving efficiency, innovation — and value — in the Permian Basin
Some bp West Texas wells have boosted gas production by 20%
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2024 Texas Elections
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.
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Criminal Justice
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.
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The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Gretchen Whitmer and Glenn Youngkin will open and close this year’s Tribune Festival
Buzzy governors bookend one of our strongest programs ever.
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2024 Texas Elections
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 second ever Asian woman to serve in the state Legislature.
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Environment
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.
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2024 Texas Elections
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.
