Sylvia Gonzalez alleged the city of Castle Hills had arrested her on a minor charge in retaliation for criticizing the city manager.
Stories by Texas Tribune fellows
The Texas Tribune welcomes a group of student fellows into our newsroom each spring, summer and fall. Here is a sampling of their work. Learn more about the fellowship program here.
Watch a conversation on protecting Texas’ coastline
We talked about efforts to protect our coast and what we need to know as we enter another hurricane season.
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Politics
Speakers pull out of prominent activist group’s pro-Christian nationalist conference
The venue also canceled, but Fort Worth city officials demanded it still host the event. True Texas Project blamed public backlash on “woke attacks.”
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Higher Education
Federal judge blocks Biden administration’s Title IX guidelines to protect LGBTQ+ students
Judge Reed O’Connor said the Biden administration didn’t have the authority to make the changes, which would expand anti-discrimination protections.
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Criminal Justice
Supreme Court overturns federal bump stock ban, siding with Austin gun dealer
Michael Cargill, owner of Central Texas Gun Works, sued over the ban. The U.S. Supreme Court sided with him in a 6-3 decision Friday.
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Health care
Democrats block Cruz’s IVF bill, saying it doesn’t go far enough to protect the procedure
The senator’s bill to protect in vitro fertilization would have withheld Medicaid funding from states that ban the procedure. Democrats say IVF should be a federal right.
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Politics
“War on white America”: Influential Texas group hosting pro-Christian nationalism conference
True Texas Project has for years worked with Attorney General Ken Paxton, Sen. Ted Cruz and other prominent Republicans.
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Amarillo City Council rejects so-called abortion travel ban
A group of anti-abortion advocates must now decide whether they want the city voters to have the final say on their proposed policy.
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Health care
Texas sues to block new Biden administration rule protecting access to some gender transition care
In March, the federal government said providers can’t deny gender care to transgender people that would be provided to others for other purposes.
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Economy
To fight poverty, some Texas cities gave aid with no strings attached. Conservatives are pushing back.
Guaranteed income programs let participants use funds however they see fit. Critics argue they’re not a good use of taxpayer dollars.
