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The high court declined to hear a Louisiana case involving a police officer who was injured during a 2016 protest and sued its organizer.
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Brett and Nikki Cross have vowed to sit outside of the Uvalde Police Department until three officers get suspended or lose their jobs for their role in the botched police response to the Robb Elementary School Shooting on May 24, 2022.
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Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas call the criminal case against the leaders of PRO Gainesville, a local grassroots organization, a “pivotal case for free speech rights in Texas,” according to a news release this week.
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The University of Texas at Dallas replaced three boulders — known as the Spirit Rocks — with trees, citing “extended political discourse.” Students say the quirky public square is a frequent venue for political messaging.
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North Texans demanded an end to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict at a pro-Palestinian rally Sunday at Dallas City Hall.
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Starbucks workers from two locations in Denton joined a nationwide protest Thursday against the company's Red Cup Day, as well as fair working conditions for unionized stores.
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Incoming vehicles honked loudly at protesters Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Oak Street and Carroll Boulevard — but the honking was welcome.
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Hundreds of Dallas Palestinians and supporters gathered at a park across from The Dallas Morning News offices Thursday to call for more nuanced Western media coverage of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, a militant group based in Gaza.
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Jose Martinez has picked America's food for decades. With all that experience on different farms, he saw workers lacking labor protections. Now he works to give farmworkers more rights.
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Advocacy groups say physical mail is an important part of contact between those behind bars and the outside world.
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At one elementary school, protesters chanted as the school day was about to begin. Parents sought petition signatures at a high school. The demonstrations are planned throughout the day.
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Dallas Police and other city officials made statements condemning the violence in the released footage, in which Nichols, 29, was beaten by Memphis police officers. He died three days later.