Austin's school district holds events to celebrate LGBTQIA+ students every year. Attorney General Ken Paxton says, "when it comes to sex education, parents—not school districts—are in charge."
Lawmakers voted to override GOP Gov. Spencer Cox's veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls teams. The move comes amid a nationwide culture war over trans issues.
Ginni Thomas' texts to former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows have caused many to ask whether Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself because of his wife's activities.
Congress failed to approve billions in new funding to fight COVID-19. Among threatened program cuts are free treatments for COVID patients who are uninsured.
A federal judge said a new state law violates protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act. But the preliminary injunction only applies to those children whose parents challenged the law.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted Poland's Trump-loving conservative populists to unite with U.S. Democrats and European Union leaders: pillars of liberal democracy they have fought for years.