Via the Houston Chronicle, it seems a graduating Senior from a high school in Richmond, TX, is suing UT-Austin. Her suit alleges that she, as a white person, was denied admission to UT due to race-based admission policies.
The complaint, filed yesterday in Austin (.pdf here), states that plaintiff Abigail Fisher is graduating in the […]
Yesterday, I got all caught up in a global economy story.
Evidently, while Americans are yelping about $3/gallon gasoline, there have been food riots in places as varied as Uzbekistan or Mexico, and rice farmers have taken to guarding their fields in Vietnam.
Like all supply and demand equations, there will be winners and losers. […]
As a general rule, I agree with how Houston’s only local newspaper handles race and ethnicity in its reporting. But every now and again, they’re flat-out wrong.
Like this time.
The Clinton campaign wants all the caucus signatures verified before the state convention on March 29th — and they want the convention postponed if that can’t happen in time.
In a letter sent to the state Democratic Party late Friday, the Clinton campaign requests the March 29 count and state Senate district conventions be postponed until […]
My inbox this morning was full to the brim with notes from people sharing election results. The typical email started off with, “I’m so sorry, but it looks like Hillary won Texas…”
I’m sorry, too.
But sadness about the Texas primary results isn’t the overriding emotion this morning. What I feel, rather, is a […]