Texas

Texas courts defy state attorney general and perform same-sex weddings

Major Texas cities issued same-sex marriage licenses despite Ken Paxton’s request.

On Jun 26, 2015 by Dell Cameron

Giant lake vortex opens up in Texas

It was large enough to swallow up a boat.

On Jun 25, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey

Firefighter loses job after posting Facebook comment allegedly praising Charleston shooter

Kurtis Cook is no longer allowed to ride in the big red trucks.

On Jun 20, 2015 by Dylan Love

This is how cops treat a white man who gunned down nine innocent people

Not even white criminals are exempt from white privilege.

On Jun 19, 2015 by Derrick Clifton

Supreme Court ruling lets states ban Confederate flags on license plates

You still have your freedom of speech. But license plates aren’t your speech.

On Jun 18, 2015 by William Turton

Organizer of now-infamous McKinney pool party launches a modeling career

Tatyana Rhodes is taking the ‘negative attention’ and turning it into…something.

On Jun 17, 2015 by Marisa Kabas

Watch Texas cops bust a lemonade stand run by two little girls

You need a permit and an inspection to operate a lemonade stand in Texas. Who knew?

On Jun 11, 2015 by Dell Cameron

Florida high-school principal fired for bizarre Facebook defense of McKinney cop

Alberto Iber is looking for work after writing a thoughtless Facebook comment.

On Jun 11, 2015 by Dylan Love

African-American mom defends McKinney police in controversial clip

But does she have a point?

On Jun 10, 2015 by Ramon Ramirez

Eric Casebolt, officer at center of McKinney pool party controversy, resigns

‘[He] came into the call out of control.’

On Jun 9, 2015 by Aaron Sankin

After McKinney pool-party incident, claims of racial profiling resurface

The case was dismissed and the accuser faced drug possession charges.

On Jun 9, 2015 by Dell Cameron

Jessica Williams tells Jon Stewart that McKinney is ‘progress’ because ‘nobody is dead’

‘How do you go from a pool party to this?’

On Jun 9, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

Hundreds protest McKinney police officer who tackled a 14-year-old girl

The crowd marched to the pool where a police officer threatened kids with a gun.

On Jun 8, 2015 by Dell Cameron

Police officers in Austin, Texas, grab bystander’s phone, pepper-spray him on video

Police say they’re investigating whether the officer acted inappropriately.

On Jun 8, 2015 by Dell Cameron

City unsure whether to change the name of ‘Bruce Jenner Lane’

What happens when a famous historical figure goes through a gender transition? The pizza delivery guy gets lost.

On Jun 8, 2015 by Mary Emily O’Hara