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Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer who defied bus segregation, dies at 86

Although she remained a largely unsung figure in the civil rights movement for decades, Colvin's 1955 act of rebellion inspired Parks and others.

Claudette Colvin, who was attending Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in 1955 when she was arrested for not giving up her seat on a Montgomery city bus, visits the school in Montgomery, Alabama, US February 3, 2005.
Texas. "Preferred expansion destination".

Start-up nation meets the scale-up state: Israeli innovation heads to Texas

Azeez Al-Shaair, a longtime pro-Palestinian advocate, answers a postgame question while donning the message "STOP THE GENOCIDE" on his eye black, Jan. 12, 2026.

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair wears ‘stop the genocide’ eye black

Startup Nation meets the Scale-Up State in Texas

Startup Nation meets the Scale-Up State: Israeli innovation heads to Texas


Texas wildfires rage across state Panhandle

The wildfire, raging northeast of Amarillo since Monday, has blackened 850,000 acres (344,000 hectares) of grasslands and timber since Monday.

 Cars drive as smoke and fire rise from wildfires in a location given as Texas, U.S., in this handout picture released on February 27, 2024

Why did Texas A&M decide to shut down its Qatar campus?

Texas A&M University recently announced plans to close its campus in Doha in 2028.

 Doha, Qatar - October 6, 2022: Texas A and M University at Qatar is a branch of Texas A and M University located in Education City

‘F’ing cowards’: Tennessee neo-Nazis confronted in viral interaction

Alleged members of the white supremacist group "Blood Tribe" marched openly with swastikas and balaclavas through the streets of Tennessee on Sunday.

 Supporters of the National Socialist Movement, a white nationalist political group, give Nazi salutes while taking part in a swastika burning at an undisclosed location in Georgia, U.S. on April 21, 2018.

Gun of Houston megachurch shooter read 'Free Palestine'

The shooter also claimed to have had a bomb, but police found no evidence of explosives.

 First responders and members of law enforcement surround the area after a shooting incident at television evangelist Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, U.S. February 11, 2024

‘Baby killer’ graffitied on home of Jewish Dallas councilwoman

Mendelsohn shared photos of the defacement, which showed faux bloody dead babies in rubble.

 View of the Dallas, Texas, skyline, taken from Reunion Tower

Pro-Palestinian protesters surround Biden landing in Dallas - report

The group who planned the protest claimed that dozens had been arrested.

 US President Joe Biden waves from the stairs of Air Force One as he arrives at Vilnius airport on the eve of a NATO leaders summit, Lithuania, July 10, 2023.

How does the inability to burp affect daily life?

The inability to burp is called “retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD).”

 A man drinking Coca Cola, illustrative

'I set a synagogue on fire': Texas man sentenced in antisemitic arson case

Franklin Sechriest was caught on CCTV carrying fuel toward the synagogue moments before the fire and had also admitted to the attack in his journal.

 Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, where four hostages were held.

Why I’m flying to Texas in the middle of a war - opinion

The ties between Texas and Israel are extensive and continuously expanding beyond the state’s broad support for Israel.

 TEXAS GOVERNOR Greg Abbot (right) and Oklahoma Governor Kevin Sitt meet with President Issac Herzog during recent solidarity trip to Israel after the war broke out.

Two men convicted in US of trying to sell Iranian petroleum

Lane was president of privately held Stack Royalties, a Texas-based company that sells oil and gas mineral rights to investment funds and private equity groups.

 Model of petrol pump is seen in front of US and Iran flag colors in this illustration taken March 25, 2022.