The Junk Artist: Phil Ross isn’t about to the let the city take down his tower of found objects

Half a mile from the South Side’s Donkey Lady Bridge, a giant melange of steel and discarded materials looms over the Medina River. At its summit, a banner flaps in the wind with a message of defiance: “Don’t tread on me.” The 50-foot-tall structure is composed of the decommissioned detritus of mode

Federal judge blocks Trump's transgender troop ban, dealing White House another court loss

A federal judge in Washington D.C. has blocked enforcement of the Trump White House's attempt to ban transgender troops from serving in the U.S. military, the Associated Press reports. Tuesday's decision by U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes is the latest setback for the administration, which has been

University of Texas System bans drag shows in campus facilities

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The University of Texas System announced Tuesday its universities are banned from sponsoring drag shows or hosting them in their facilities, a few weeks after the Texas A&M Sy

Republican Texas lawmaker introduces bill to eliminate state's Parks and Wildlife Department

State Rep. Pat Curry, a Waco Republican, has introduced a bill in the Texas House to eliminate the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). Filed late last week, House Bill 4938 would kill off the agency that oversees state parks and issues hunting and fishing licenses. Instead, the measure would