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Friday marks 53 years since a Dallas police officer shot and killed a 12-year-old Mexican American boy. Activists want Santos Rodriguez's story to continue to be told.

Organizers and local leaders say other private religious events have been held at publicly owned venues without issue — and that the canceled event at Epic Waters in Grand Prairie was targeted by politicians.

Before the neighborhood became a literal crossroads for the community, gay bars were scattered around the city and often not very visible. So, how did the intersection of Cedar Springs Road and Oak Lawn Avenue become a central gathering place for Dallas gays?

The Dallas school board will vote later this month to change the name to East Dallas Elementary School. The move follows a New York Times report detailing allegations of sexual assault against the late civil rights leader.

Local panelists discussed fostering community even against a backdrop of new state and federal policies that have made life harder for many trans people.

McMillan is being remembered as a leader, teacher and healer who brought people together. "

Norman joined the Cowboys in 1962 and was the force behind integrating players' hotel rooms so they were not assigned by race.

The late civil rights icon is facing allegations of sexually abusing women and girls tied to the farmworker movement. The fallout is already reshaping how he’s honored across Texas, from canceled events to ending a state holiday.

The allegations include claims that Chávez sexually abused women and girls tied to the farmworker movement in the 1960s and 1970s.

The legacy of Cesar Chavez, renowned for decades as a leader in civil rights and labor organizing, is now in question after an investigation by the New York Times on allegations he continuously sexually abused underage girls.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84.

Patricia Perez, founding member of the Friends of Juanita Craft Civil Rights House and Museum board of directors, remembers her mentor and civil rights icon on Juanita Craft Day — Feb. 9, 2026.