Legislation passed last year increases university transparency and strengthens the state’s definition of hazing. But advocates say when it comes to enforcement, kicking fraternities off campus isn’t enough.
Naomi Andu
Naomi Andu was a reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune in 2020. A graduate of Northwestern Universty, Naomi was the print managing editor at the student-run campus magazine North by Northwestern. She has also worked as an editorial intern at The TRiiBE, a digital media platform in Chicago, and was a mentor for the Medill Media Teens Program.
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Demographics
After black student suspended over dreadlocks, some Texas lawmakers want to ban hair discrimination
The Texas Legislative Black Caucus hopes to pass the CROWN Act in the next legislative session. The bill would prohibit hair discrimination affecting people of color in schools and workplaces.
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With GOP supermajority at risk in 2020, Dan Patrick says Texas Senate may lower threshold to bring bills to the floor
The lieutenant governor said Thursday he may decrease the threshold to a simple majority if Republicans lose one or two seats in November.
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Marijuana in Texas
Austin police will stop arrests, tickets in most low-level marijuana cases after unanimous City Council vote
The decision to back away from pursuing criminal charges against people with small amounts of pot comes after state lawmakers legalized hemp last year in a way that threw marijuana prosecution into chaos.
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Health care
CBD products are everywhere in Texas since the state legalized hemp. Experts warn: buyer beware.
Much of the sudden spike in popularity is thanks to a Texas law last year that legalized hemp, the plant from which CBD is derived.
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Politics
Texan Ken Starr joins Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team
Starr was president of Baylor University during a time when the school was rocked by sexual assault scandals.
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Politics
Texas revoked a Fort Worth man’s anti-Trump license plate. See what other vanity plates were rejected.
The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles revoked the “JAIL 45” plate after someone complained it was offensive.