Lawmakers in Texas have found a loophole in issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples, the Houston Chronicle reports. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told county clerks on Sunday they would be allowed to refuse licenses to same-sex couples if it conflicted with their religious beliefs. Paxton says the rule will apply to deputies of county […]
Former McKinney, Texas police officer Eric Casebolt is apologizing for his actions at a local pool party where he manhandled an unarmed 15-year-old girl in a bathing suit. Casebolt’s attorney, Jane Bishkin, confirmed that the 41-year-old’s decision to resign was for the safety of himself and fellow officers, according to The Guardian. Bishkin says Casebolt’s emotions were high […]
Roland Martin, host of TV One‘s flagship morning program, NewsOne Now called on national women’s groups to speak out on the abuse suffered by a 14-year-old African American girl at the hands of a McKinney police officer. During his commentary Martin said, “I specifically called out the National Organization for Women on their silence, because all too […]
BREAKING: Say hello to Officer Eric Casebolt who just deleted all of his social media accounts. #McKinney pic.twitter.com/12gqt3dLJI — Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) June 8, 2015 The actions of police officer Corporal Eric Casebolt at a pool party in McKinney, Texas have been dissected by over 5 million people, prompting an investigation by the McKinney Police Department. Casebolt […]
Awards season for students is usually a joyous occasion, but one Texas family was livid to find that their son received something called a “Ghetto Classroom Award.” Two teachers known as Mrs. Garner and Mr. Couch handed out certifies to a 14-year-old and a few other eighth graders at Sulphur Springs Middle School, according to MSN. The certificate […]
Following a biker gang shootout that left nine dead and more than a dozen injured in Waco, Texas, police are warning of revenge attacks from the motorcycle crews after 170 people were arrested and charged in connection with the mass shooting. According to CNN, a memo has gone out to law enforcement warning officers that […]
When Sgt. James Brown self-reported to jail to serve a two-day DWI sentence in July 2012, his family didn’t think he would come back on Sunday in a casket. But that’s exactly what happened to the African-American active-duty soldier who served two tours in Iraq. Now, a newly released video from the El Paso County […]
Imagine if two black gangs had shot up a restaurant and left 9 dead. Now look at this picture. http://t.co/LL6bebiYHdpic.twitter.com/LUxjf3FglB — Donald Kerabatsos (@Papakila) May 17, 2015 A fight between biker gangs in Waco, Texas ended in gunfire Sunday that left nine people dead and another 18 injured. Gunfire was also exchanged with police during […]
A high school heavy on abstinence is currently facing a chlamydia outbreak, the Huffington Post reports. Crane Independent School District located in Crane, Texas has seen 20 cases of the sexually transmitted disease, prompting the school to send letters to parents last Friday. “Crane Independent School District would like to make our parents aware or more aware […]
In hollow pandering of the usual kind, Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz said on Wednesday that President Barack Obama had “inflamed racial tensions” during his time in office, yet could not provide one example of how. CNN reports that the Texas senator said Obama fell short on leading on race issues during his two-term presidency while speaking […]
Ending what has turned out to be a nearly two decade fight, on late Thursday, the Texas House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass a bill that would deregulate natural hair braiding, the latest shot in a culture war that had very real consequences for those who made their living practicing the ancient art of hair […]
So this happened. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper is in hot water after posing for a photo with rapper Snoop Dogg, the Dallas Morning News reports. According to the site, Billy Spears was reprimanded by superiors for the photograph taken by Snoop’s publicist at Austin’s South by Southwest music festival. The photo was posted to […]
