Paxton Whistleblowers

Texas

Ken Paxton whistleblowers call on Texas Supreme Court to revive lawsuit over stalled payment

Posted on · The attorney general – who was acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial earlier this month – settled with the four former employees in February for $3.3 million, but the Texas Legislature has so far declined to approve the funds.

Barbers Hill Hair CROWN Act

Civil Rights

Family of Houston-area Black student suspended for his hairstyle is suing Texas officials

Posted on · Darryl George, a 17-year-old student at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, has been serving an in-school suspension since Aug. 31 because school district officials say his dreadlocks violate their dress code. George's family accuses Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton of failing to enforce the CROWN Act, a new state law outlawing racial discrimination based on hairstyles.

Houston Matters

Election lawsuit dropped (Sept. 25, 2023)

Posted on · On Monday's show: Alexandra del Moral Mealer has dropped her lawsuit challenging the results of last year's election for Harris County judge. We learn why and discuss whether we should expect more challenges like hers in our current political climate.

Beyonce Knowles-Rowland House

Housing

Beyoncé appears at Houston celebration for upcoming Knowles-Rowland House for homeless

Posted on · A forthcoming housing development for Houston's homeless is being named after Beyoncé and fellow Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland. Beyoncé is back in her hometown for concerts this weekend at NRG Stadium.

New York Times Business Reporter Jordyn Holman, Beyonce's Renaissance Tour Image, Cultural Historian Harrison Guy
New York Times Business Reporter Jordyn Holman, Beyonce's Renaissance Tour Image, Cultural Historian Harrison Guy
City of Houston Seal

Civil Rights

Houston companies claim in federal lawsuit that city program awarding contracts to minority-owned businesses is unconstitutional

Posted on · Landscape Consultants of Texas and Metropolitan Landscape Services, which are owned by a white couple in Houston, allege that local government contracting programs aimed at promoting the growth of minority-owned businesses amount to racial discrimination and violate the U.S. Constitution.