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April 13, 2024
The Trevor Project? Blocked. Planned Parenthood? Blocked. NASA? BLOCKED
February 28, 2024
The Texas Education Code requires districts to implement a curriculum that encourages abstinence. Students, teachers and the community shared their opinions with the board.
December 21, 2023
On Thursday's show: We discuss Mayor Sylvester Turner’s last city council meeting, the accomplishments he touted during it, and what challenges are first up for Mayor-elect John Whitmire and the next Houston City Council.
December 20, 2023
A student group has filed a formal Title IX complaint with the U.S. Department of Educationโs Office of Civil Rights challenging the Katy ISD's policy requiring schools to notify parents if their child comes out as transgender or changes preferred pronouns.
December 20, 2023
Good morning, Houston!Itโs Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Moriah A. Ballard here, and who else is counting down the days until itโs the weekend? Donโt worry, today is Hump Day *in my Owen Conflenti voice* !! Letโs get started..
December 19, 2023
The Boyle County School District quietly quietly banned more than 100 books, citing anti-trans bill SB 150. But a local campaign by students and their peers successfully pushed back.
December 15, 2023
Cameron Samuels, executive director of the youth-led organization Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, claims the new Katy ISD policy discriminates against queer and transgender students.
December 8, 2023
During the past three years, the country has seen a dramatic increase in book bans at public and K-12 school libraries and in rightwing pro-censorship activism, usually targeting books that address race, gender identity, or sexuality. In Texas, Suzette Baker was fired from her job as director of a rural public library for refusing to
November 24, 2023
Conservative consultants and PACs are turning Texas school boards into partisan battlegrounds.
November 13, 2023
Conservative consultants and PACs are turning Texas school boards into partisan battlegrounds. From Steven Monacelli.