DOJ opens investigation into SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay over rollator walker ban
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it is opening an investigation to figure out whether SeaWorld Orlando's recent policy change to ban rollator walkers with seats violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Texas A&M tightens restrictions on professors teaching race, gender topics
At the end of a two-day-long meeting of the board of regents, Texas A&M leaders voted in favor of strengthening regulation of race and gender studies.
Mayor Watson: "We're going to comply with the law" on removing rainbow crosswalk, other street art
The City of Austin will move forward with removing street art like the rainbow crosswalk on 4th Street and the Black Artists Matter mural on 11th Street. However, Mayor Kirk Watson says he is thinking of other ways to highlight diversity in Austin.
UT Austin students protest against Trump's higher education vision
The student organization Austin Students for a Democratic Society put together a rally on campus Monday afternoon.
Texas cities with 'political agendas' on roads could now be stripped of funding
While the directive does not specify the "political ideologies" that could yank road project funding from cities, the move comes days after a rainbow crosswalk was repainted in a prominent Texas "gayborhood."
UT students react to President Trump's higher education vision
The White House reached out to nine highly ranked universities this week asking them to commit to the White House's vision for American Campuses in exchange for more favorable access to federal funding.
Target launches accessible self-checkout for shoppers with disabilities
Target is rolling out a first-of-its-kind accessible self-checkout system designed to better serve customers with disabilities, including those who are blind or have low vision.
DOJ investigating city of Austin for 'racially discriminatory employment practices'
The Department of Justice is now investigating the city of Austin for potentially “racially discriminatory employment practices".
Joseph McNeil, civil rights pioneer known for 1960 lunch counter sit-in protest, dies
Joseph McNeil was one of four students who staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960.
Jen Pawol will become 1st MLB female umpire this weekend
Jen Pawol is serving as an umpire for games between the Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Braves this weekend.
US Olympic, Paralympic officials ban transgender women athletes
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has barred transgender women from competing in women’s sports.
Student loan forgiveness program getting Trump overhaul: What’s changing
Here’s a look at how President Trump and the Education Department are looking to reshape the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which cancels student debt for some employees after 10 years.
Trump admin withholds $6 billion for after-school, summer programs
A funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income families and wipe out some after-school programming this fall.
Juneteenth 2025: What's open and closed
Juneteenth, observed on June 19, marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States were informed of their freedom in Galveston, Texas.
Former In-N-Out Burger employee alleges in $3.2M lawsuit he was fired for his hairstyle
A former In-N-Out Burger employee filed a lawsuit and alleges he was fired for his hairstyle.
Biles apologizes after clash with Gaines over trans athletes: 'It didn’t help for me to get personal'
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles apologized after a heated social media exchange with OutKick host Riley Gaines over transgender athletes in women’s sports.
Tulsa mayor unveils plan for $100M trust to 'repair' effect of 1921 Race Massacre
The proposal is part of an effort to atone for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst racial attacks in U.S. history.
Appeals court rules Texas library can remove books based on content
A federal appeals court ruled that public library patrons in Llano County, Texas, cannot challenge the removal of books and do not have a First Amendment right to information from a public library.
Ex-husband of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes to Muslim women
The man caught on camera shouting offensive remarks at a group of Muslim women in Alpharetta issued a public apology Friday afternoon.
Women's History Month: Meet Williamson County's first-ever female district judge
This Women's History Month, FOX 7 Austin's Lauren Rangel sat down with Judge Betsy Lambeth, the first-ever female district court judge in Williamson County, to talk about her path to the bench.