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The Academic Freedom Podcast #13 on Texas and Tenure

A conversation with Matthew Finkin on the relationship between tenure and academic freedom

Reason

J. Brady McCollough: Pac-12 took heat for delaying playoff expansion. But SEC came out biggest loser.

LOS ANGELES — For too long, the Pac-12 has served as an almost-willing national punching bag. During the weekend, as passionate college football observers processed the news that the College Football Playoff would not expand before the 2026 season, it was only natural that the sport’s opinion shapers assigned the…

Los Angeles Times

Cuellar primary tests how progressive ideas play in competitive Texas seat

Moderate Rep. Henry Cuellar and progressive attorney Jessica Cisneros are in a Democratic primary rematch in Texas' 28th District.

Roll Call

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: Progressives face uphill fight

In the last week, three top figures in the Democratic Party’s progressive wing have lent their support to two Texas candidates seeking congressional seats in next week’s Democratic primaries.

Tribune News Service

USWNT Players Wear Wristbands to Denounce Texas Governor’s Anti-Transgender Order

Texas governor Greg Abbott ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse by their guardians.

Sports Illustrated

Wintry weather disrupts travel across the heartland

Hundreds of flights have been canceled at the busy Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and hundreds of traffic accidents reported as freezing rain and drizzle glazed parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas with ice

The Independent UK

TCU fades down the stretch as No. 20 Texas rallies for 75-66 victory

TCU put itself in position for a signature win at Texas on Wednesday night, but it collapsed down the stretch.

Tribune News Service

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Texas man slashed face of 6-year-old in knife attack on Asian family in 2020 hate crime

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas man has pleaded guilty to hate crime charges for attacking an Asian family, slashing open the face of a 6-year-old child with a knife during the 2020 assault in a store.

Tribune News Service

Texas governor order treats gender-confirming care as abuse

Texas Gov_ Greg Abbott has ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as “child abuse."

The Independent UK

Outrage after Texas attorney general calls gender-affirming surgery ‘child abuse’

Rights groups argue the attorney general’s opinions, which have no legal bearing, will spread fear and misinformation

The Guardian - US

Trans rights groups slam Texas leaders’ ‘campaign stunt’ calling gender affirmation treatments ‘child abuse’

‘Simply put, we have some leadership in Texas that would undoubtedly rather see dead kids than trans kids,’ says Emmett Schelling, head of the Transgender Education Network of Texas

The Independent UK

Woman sues LAPD for wrongful imprisonment in a case of mistaken identity

Authorities imprisoned Bethany K Farber for 13 days before realizing they had the wrong suspect wanted for crimes in Texas

The Guardian - US

E4 Married At First Sight Australia bride unhappy with American husband and can only think of Trump

Married at First Sight Australia (MAFSA) viewers have taken to social media after new bride Holly said she wasn't expecting a husband from Texas - and all she can think about are guns and Trump.

Glasgow Live

Dan Patrick’s Ban on Tenure Could Devastate Texas’ University System

The lieutenant governor’s proposal would not only do away with academic freedom; it would make attracting the best faculty near impossible.

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The Independent UK

Abbott floats clemency for indicted Austin police officers

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is lashing out at the local prosecutor in his state’s capital, floating the possibility of clemency to 19 Austin police officers indicted for tactics used against during 2020 demonstrations against racial injustice

Reason

Texas Classifies Medical Treatment of Trans Minors as Abuse, Threatens Parents, Orders Caregivers To Snitch

These orders aren’t about safety. They’re a complete rejection of the legitimacy of these procedures, and a denial of individual liberty.

Salon

Abbott moves to outlaw trans children

Greg Abbott calls gender-affirming care "child abuse," directs agencies to investigate the practice

Los Angeles Times

Woman was jailed 13 days on warrant for woman with same name, lawsuit alleges

LOS ANGELES — A woman who alleges she was wrongfully arrested and jailed for 13 days last year on a warrant out of Texas for a woman who shares her name is suing police and the city of Los Angeles.

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Axios

Abbott orders state agencies to investigate gender-affirming care for trans kids as child abuse

Abbott wrote that doctors, nurses, teachers and anyone who comes into contact with a child has a requirement to report parents.

Sports Illustrated

SI All-American Basketball Finalists Unveiled

Duke's Dereck Lively, UCLA's Amari Bailey, Arkansas' Nick Smith highlight list of finalists.

Ballotpedia

Redistricting updates from North Carolina and Rhode Island

Welcome to the Wednesday, February 23, Brew.

Salon

Cruz called out in Clinton Epstein tweet

After the death of Jean Luc-Brunel, the Texas senator tweeted, “Anyone know where Hillary was this weekend?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Strong winds force suspension of Prestige, but not before Texas Tech’s Ludvig Aberg shoots 69

Twelve of the 24 teams in the event were unable to complete 18 holes Tuesday before play was suspended a second time.

Ballotpedia

Six candidates are running for the Democratic nomination in TX-15

Six candidates are running in the Democratic Party primary election for Texas’ 15th Congressional District on March 1, 2022. Media attention has focused on Eliza Alvarado, Ruben Ramirez, John Villarreal Rigney, and Michelle Vallejo. These candidates have also led in fundraising. Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez (D) is running to replace retiring…

The Independent UK

Josh Hamilton pleads to misdemeanor in daughter-assault case

One-time Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in a case arising from an altercation with his teenage daughter

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