The Board of Regents has restricted teaching of race, gender, and sexual orientation at one of the country’s largest public universities.

Faculty have been instructed to remove educational materials — like the film “Moonlight” and writings by Plato — from syllabi following policy banning race, gender, and sexual orientation related topics

HOUSTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas today filed a claim against the federal government on behalf of lawful permanent resident Elton Purvis who experienced medical neglect and mistreatment at the hands of federal law enforcement in Texas while in immigration detention. The filing is part of a coordinated nationwide effort by the ACLU and its affiliates involving 53 claims across 17 states and Washington D.C.

HOUSTON — Laboratory testing has confirmed that the white powder seized from Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van — which was the subject of an unusual, unsealed DOJ search warrant — is not drugs. Mr. Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by ICE in Houston’s East End on July 7 while driving to work. The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas has been retained by the Salgado family to represent them.

In a major victory, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.