Tarrant County College

Renovating the training center is the cheapest option.

Tarrant County College fired Amanda Sims after she came out at work and faced hostile treatment, the lawsuit alleged. Along the way, the case strengthened workplace protections for LGBTQ people.

Dallas College will take the lead in training people for good paying, biotech jobs. The catalyst is a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. Public and private sector partners will join in the training that’s expected to deliver 1,100 much-needed workers in a matter of months.

As the pandemic recedes, jobs are returning even though many workers aren’t. While some have retired or left the workforce, others are furthering their education. KERA found a few of them at an aviation maintenance competition. They’re back in school, learning how to repair planes, and were competing with a team of fellow students.

The fallout from the ouster of Tarrant County College chancellor expanded April 18 with the filing of a lawsuit by the former executive director of communications.

In June 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ people are protected from employment discrimination under federal law. This month, a Texas court decided the same applies to state law, too.

Tuition will increase at all eight University of Texas system schools this fall, and price hikes might be driving down enrollment. According to a survey…

Some high-paying jobs just don’t attract many women. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 1998 only 2.5 percent of firefighters were…