by Brian Lopez TexasTribune.org It was June 3, 2020, and James Whitfield couldn’t sleep. He hadn’t been able to sleep for the last several days. As a Black man, the deaths of three Black Americans, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, weighed heavily on his mind. Their slayings by white p...

Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation today announcing the eleven agenda items for the Special Session that will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 8. Agenda items will include: Bail Reform:  Legislation reforming the bail system in Texas to protect the public from accused criminals who may be r...

This past week the Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch offered our online readers a readers poll to get their opinion about teaching Critical Race Theory in public schools.   According to Education Week Magazine , “Critical Race Theory is an academic concept that is more than 40 years old. The core id...