Texas lawmakers are taking up a number of bills that would override laws passed by local governments.
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Texas GOP and UT-Austin leaders shift from championing free speech to policing protester intentions
Four years ago, as Texas Republicans worried that conservative voices were being silenced at universities, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill that enshrined new free speech protection ...
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Texas GOP and UT Austin leaders shift from championing free speech to policing protesters
"Hate speech is not a category of speech the government ... University of Texas at Austin that he vociferously disagreed with. Campus leaders have defended their orders to students to disperse or face ...
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Texas GOP and UT-Austin leaders shift from championing free speech to policing protesters’ intentions
The arrest of dozens of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators since last week has left First Amendment advocates asking who gets to enjoy speech protections in Texas.
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Austin Water sends conservation plan to City Council without support of key task force
Proposals to overhaul Austin’s drought response rules and update long-term conservation goals will go to City Council for a vote this week without the support of a city advisory panel charged with ...
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Last week’s State of the County speech points to a brighter future after historic challenges
Travis County Judge Andy Brown’s past three years of service have been a lesson in navigating disaster. In his State of the County speech last week, he recalled his term being host to a time when the ...
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Antisemitism on campus surges as agitators take over
Police are removing anti-Israel protesters from Yale’s campus early Monday after a week of demonstrations calling for the university to divest from military weapon manufacturers. Students at Columbia ...
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Texas, NC State aim to end Final Four droughts
When Vic Schaefer decided he was coming to Austin to take over the ... to the Final Four when No. 1 seed Texas (33-4) faces No. 3 seed North Carolina State (30-6) in the Portland 4 Regional ...
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Texas, NC State aim to end Final Four droughts
When Vic Schaefer decided he was coming to Austin to take over the ... to the Final Four when No. 1 seed Texas (33-4) faces No. 3 seed North Carolina State (30-6) in the Portland 4 Regional ...
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Austin voters could decide on changes to election rules, city charter in November
City Council asked a commission last year to recommend changes to resident-backed ballot measures, including how many signatures are needed to get measures on the ballot.
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Ohio State, Texas to open 2024-25 men’s basketball season in Las Vegas
Ohio State will officially open the first full season of the Jake Diebler era in Las Vegas. The Dispatch has confirmed a report from CBS’ Jon Rothstein that the Buckeyes will play Texas at T ...
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Iowa follows Texas folly: Courts must stop state-level immigration enforcement
Kim Reynolds followed the lead of Texas counterpart and grandstander extraordinaire Greg Abbott in signing a bill that would make immigration violations a state-level crime. This domino effect is ...
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Texas State Rebounds to Take Series Finale from Louisiana
Texas State picked up its first win in the series since April 2022, also a series finale contest in San Marcos. Kat Zarate and Megan Kelnar went back-to-back with the doubles after the bases were ...