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Ann Richards attended Baylor University on a debate scholarship and later campaigned for lawyer Sarah Weddington, who helped win the Roe v. Wade case.

Women’s History Month: 10 women who paved the way for females in Texas politics

March 28, 2020

There are nearly 443,000 children in foster care in the United States, according to an AFCARS report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In 2017, more than 690,000 children spent time in U.S. foster care.

Texas government fails children in Child Protective Services

February 11, 2020

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Government Made Simple: App provides updates on bills, representatives

November 26, 2018

A poster from the Families Belong Together protests welcomes immigrants to the U.S.

Violence in politics will disappear once hate and bigotry do as well

October 30, 2018

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act was established in 1978 and has not been updated since.

Miscarriages in the workplace call pregnancy safety laws into question

October 30, 2018

The United States alone has 1.4 million transgender adults.

Changing standard for allyship: stepping up, speaking out

October 22, 2018

Despite a huge fraud account scandal, Wells Fargo has made a profit of nearly $6 billion in only the first quarter of 2018.

Same banks that contributed to 2008 stock market crash continue to go unchecked

September 18, 2018

Student government candidates accelerate towards end of campaign

April 19, 2018

U.S. Bishops lead efforts for a DACA fix

Andrea Guzman

February 27, 2018

As the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that required the government to keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in place, the Catholic community in Austin urged for more far-...

Student Government starts semester with a round of funding requests

January 31, 2018

With three senate vacancies during their meeting Jan. 25, Student Government faced the need to address a separate position in the association: Elections Commissioner.Last year, Jonathan Edwards was appointed as the elections commis...

‘The Post’ balances modern political commentary with an examination of gender roles in the workforce of the 1970s.

‘The Post’ emphasizes journalistic integrity despite historical inaccuracies

January 27, 2018

Concert at Texas Capitol celebrates the block of controversial legislation

Samantha Ramirez

September 11, 2017

Crowds gathered for Jolt Texas’s event Unity Concert and March Against Hate and White Supremacy on Sept. 2. Speakers and performers delivered personal testimonies and calls to action between musical performances.Jolt Texas is...