The University of Texas at Austin reached a settlement with “John Doe,” the male student who sued campus President Greg Fenves for overturning an arbitrator’s decision that cleared Doe of sexual assault charges stemming from a 2016 case. Fenves also suspended the student for roughly two years.
Author: Merrill Hope
Texas Teacher Adopts Former Student in Time for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving came early to a Texas teenager who has been in the state’s foster care system since he was nine. His former high school teacher decided to adopt and became his forever mom last weekend.
Texas Drug Dealer Gets 19 Years for Armed Assault of Undercover Feds
A North Texas drug dealer will spend the next 19 years in prison for his role in a 2015 armed assault where he opened fire on undercover federal agents in southwest Dallas.
Texas Jobless Rate Hits 40-Year Record Low of 3.9 Percent
The Texas jobless rate hit a 40-year record low in October with unemployment dropping to 3.9 percent, outpacing the monthly national average and signaling the state rebounded since Hurricane Harvey.
Texas High School’s Re-Brand from Lee to L.E.E. Will Cost $300K
The Texas school district that recently voted to re-imagine a campus named for Confederate General Robert E. Lee with a more welcoming 21st Century nomenclature, unveiled that the projected costs to re-brand hovers around $300,000.
Texas School District Will Rename Five Confederate-Named Campuses Even if Taxpayers Protest
Five Texas public school campuses with names linked to Confederate figures will get new monikers by summer under an aggressive plan proposed by the district superintendent.
WATCH: University of Houston Pro-Palestinian Activists Disrupt David Horowitz
Around 100 protesters supporting the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) staged a walkout intended to disrupt David Horowitz from speaking during his recent University of Houston (UH) appearance.
High School Sex Hazing Scandal Leads to Texas Superintendent’s Resignation
The superintendent of a Texas school district plagued by sexual assaults in a hazing scandal resigned following a special meeting held by the board of trustees.
One Family Loses Eight Members in Texas Church Shooting
One Texas family lost eight of its members, four of whom were children and one a pregnant woman, in Sunday’s tragic church shooting rampage that claimed 26 lives.