Oh noooooooo. In a devastating turn of events, LGBTQIA+ advocates have begun email-spamming the state with links to sex toys, porn, and the entire script from the cult-classic absurd animated film “Bee Movie” over a new anti-trans policy, which banned Texans from changing the sex listed on their driver’s licenses, according to KUT. Texas Attorney […]
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(Another) Waco-Area Religious Group Called ‘Cult’ by Ex-Members
We’ve got another story about a Waco-area religious group accused of being culty (no, not that one). The Independent, a U.K.-based online newspaper, interviewed six former Homestead Heritage members who were born into the insular religious community but left the church as adults. They called it a “cult” and accused the group of limiting their […]
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Sorry But You Can’t Bring Your Guns to the State Fair
If you’re going to the State Fair of Texas next week, you’ll have to keep your assault rifles at home. Dallas County District Judge Emily Tobolowsky denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to stop a gun ban from taking effect when the fair opens next week, the Associated Press reported. (There was a shooting […]
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‘They Just Don’t Want Authors’: Latiné Writer Uninvited from Speaking at Texas School
“The most rewarding part of stories,” said author Jonny Garza Villa at a book signing hosted by Austin’s Little Gay Shop, is “realizing that I can write something that’s hyperspecific, a Mexican-American experience in a specific city in Texas, and how what that character is going through can relate to anyone, anywhere.” Garza Villa’s young […]
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C.J. Stroud Has the Best-Selling Jersey in the NFL
Texans (not just the NFL fans) love CJ Stroud, and apparently we aren’t alone; the quarterback’s jersey is now the best-selling one among NFL players in the nation. This week, the National Football League Players Association, the union for NFL players, released a list of the top 50 officially licensed NFL player products and merchandise […]
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The State Fair of Texas Really Doesn’t Want You to Bring Guns
Should we be able to pack pistols at the State Fair of Texas? A judge heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against the City of Dallas, which banned firearms at the event. Paxton has sued the city and the beloved State Fair of Texas, alleging that the ban […]
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Spider Monkeys Rescued at El Paso Border
Two 5-week-old baby spider monkeys made it to the El Paso Zoo after being rescued from smugglers who were hiding the animals squished in the center console of a truck during a Border Patrol search at a port of entry. “This rescue also highlights the dangers of keeping monkeys as pets — while they may […]
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Cruz, GOP Splurge on Ads Peddling Anti-LGBTQIA+ Hate
Texas may not be a battleground state, but Republicans are making sure their anti-LGBTQIA+ messaging reaches voters, according to the Texas Tribune. To that end, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and the Republican Party of Texas have coordinated to buy $6.7 million in ads, the biggest of the campaign to widen his narrow lead over Democratic […]
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John Grisham, Lawmakers Rally Behind Man Set to Be Executed in ‘Infuriating’ Case
Famed author John Grisham and a bipartisan group of 86 lawmakers think Texas is about to make a big mistake: executing an innocent man. The man in question is Robert Roberson, 57, who has been on death row for allegedly shaking to death his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, for more than 20 years. But a lot […]
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After Racist Comment, Judge’s Office Blames ‘Jokester’ Wife
EXCLUSIVE An Austin-based Latina CEO with a booming business blasted a Nueces County judge on Monday after he posted a racist comment calling her success “Ozark part 4” in an apparent reference to the Netflix prestige drama about a family laundering money for a drug boss. Gabriela Bucio, 38, oversees 12 Texas businesses in the […]