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After similar requests last year were largely ignored by the city council, leading to a rainbow sit-in protest, a community resource center for LGBTQ+ people in West Texas has started a letter-writing campaign asking the city to recognize June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month.
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The protest, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee in Austin, is the latest in a wave of demonstrations sweeping college campuses. UT Austin administration had warned the group Tuesday not to hold the event. -
Conversations around the proposed ordinance to decriminalize marijuana possession in Lubbock have voters asking questions about what's true, but one Lubbock addiction researcher says the politics are diverting attention from current substance use issues in the city, especially among Lubbock youth. -
Citing community concerns about a planned cement plant in Grayson County, Patrick’s letter asks TCEQ to reject the permit and halt permit approvals statewide. -
Light pollution reduces the visibility of stars creating navigation issues for birds passing through. But it's not only a navigation issue.
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Our reporter, Bishop Van Buren, has more after LGBTQ+ advocates again ask the city of Lubbock to recognize June as Pride Month. And Texas Public Radio’s Camille Phillips reports a lawsuit filed in federal court is challenging the legality of Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order on campus free speech.
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