UT-Austin defends its handling of pro-Palestinian protest in federal trial

A University of Texas at Austin student is asking a federal district judge to strike a suspension from his academic record over his participation in the pro-Palestinian protests in April 2024 . U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman will rule this week on whether the state’s flagship university’s handlin

Supreme Court temporarily extends mail access to widely used abortion pill

The Supreme Court has allowed telemedicine access to a widely used abortion bill to continue through at least Thursday so the justices have more time to weigh a national ban on accessing the pills through the mail, the Associated Press reports. Justice Samuel Alito on Monday signed a three-day exten

San Antonio arts group Luminaria to debut downtown pop-up exhibition this Friday

If you’re too impatient to wait for Luminaria’s annual contemporary artist festival, we have good news. The San Antonio arts-promotion nonprofit will host a 24/7 pop-up exhibition at the Aiden San Antonio Riverwalk hotel this spring featuring work by eight local creators. Curated by Luminaria’s Fine

Bernie Sanders teased as keynote speaker for June Texas Democratic Party convention

In a social media post last week, the Texas Democrat Party teased the addition of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders as another keynote speaker at its June convention. “We have *yuge* news to share in the next few days,” the state party’s official Threads account posted, borrowing a Bernie-ism for the capt