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3 weeks ago | 
statesman.com | Dante Motley |Tony Plohetski
An Austin funeral home owner has been charged with multiple felonies after police accused her of tampering with bodies and fabricating death certificates. Adeline Bui was arrested and charged with abuse of a corpse and tampering with a government record. Her Travis County Jail records and police affidavits became public Wednesday. She could not immediately be reached for comment.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
hppr.org | Dante Motley
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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Aug 21, 2024 | 
texastribune.org | Dante Motley
For mental health support for LGBTQ youth, call the Trevor Project’s 24/7 toll-free support line at 866-488-7386. For trans peer support, call the Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860. You can also reach a trained crisis counselor through the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
gilmermirror.com | Dante Motley
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Your property taxes might take a dip after the upcoming legislative session, as lawmakers look to use the state’s $20 billion surplus to reduce housing costs. State Senator Phil King, R-Weatherford, floated the idea at a Thursday event with fellow lawmakers state Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, and state Rep. Salman Bhojani, D-Euless, held by The Texas Tribune.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
palestineherald.com | Dante Motley
Facebook’s parent company Meta will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of using personal biometric data without users’ authorization. The 2022 lawsuit, filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in state court, alleged that Meta had been using facial recognition software on photos uploaded to Facebook without Texans’ consent.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
athensreview.com | Dante Motley
Facebook’s parent company Meta will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of using personal biometric data without users’ authorization. The 2022 lawsuit, filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in state court, alleged that Meta had been using facial recognition software on photos uploaded to Facebook without Texans’ consent.
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Aug 3, 2024 | 
sacurrent.com | Dante Motley
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Coalitions of minority groups cannot band together to claim that political maps constitute discriminatory gerrymandering, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a Galveston County lawsuit.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
lucianne.com | Dante Motley
Original ArticlePosted By: Dreadnought, 8/2/2024 1:04:54 PMCoalitions of minority groups cannot band together to claim that political maps constitute discriminatory gerrymandering, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a Galveston County lawsuit. The 12-6 decision found that the Voting Rights Act's protections for individual racial or ethnic groups do not extend to multiple groups joining together to claim that political boundaries dilute their votes.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
texastribune.org | Dante Motley
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Coalitions of minority groups cannot band together to claim that political maps constitute discriminatory gerrymandering, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a Galveston County lawsuit.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
krgv.com | Dante Motley
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Facebook’s parent company Meta will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of using personal biometric data without users’ authorization. The 2022 lawsuit, filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in state court, alleged that Meta had been using facial recognition software on photos uploaded to Facebook without Texans’ consent.
