The debate surrounding higher education in Texas has affected the state’s colleges in different ways, and now it appears that the faculty at the University of Texas (UT) System colleges are the focus of a new reform. A move to change the way professor tenure is reviewed–supported by the administration–received mixed More…
After a year in the South Texas Detention Complex in Pearsall, Texas, Nazry Mustakim is finally at home with his wife, Hope. Nazry, or Naz, as his family and friends call him, has spent the last year navigating the complicated US immigration system, with the hopes of regularizing his immigration More…
Clustered in the language of Texas’ controversial pre-abortion sonogram law, a small yet significant clause gives further evidence to critics that the legislation isn’t merely about medical assistance to women, but rather an ideological attempt by some state lawmakers to deter women from having abortions. Alongside the requirement women in More…
It is among several bills that are introduced during every session of Congress, but it never receives a committee hearing much less makes it to a vote by the full House or Senate. However, a bill to make English the official language of the United States might More…
The American Independent News Network, the parent organization of The Texas Independent, will be participating in Support Your Media Day, a 24-hour online fundraising event that kicks off early tomorrow morning. The mission of the campaign is simple: “to support and strengthen independent media outlets.”
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In late spring of 1916, 15,000 residents of Waco, Texas, gathered to publicly and brutally lynch Jesse Washington, a 17-year-old black youth. After a trial lasting only an hour, Washington was found guilty by an all-white jury in just four minutes for the rape and murder of the wife of More…
Despite a weekend eviction and arrests, members of Occupy Austin continue to strategize and strengthen the movement. Specifically, Occupiers are taking aim at city and police officials for what they consider a breach of their free speech rights.
As the Texas Independent reported, Austin Police Department and city management More…
The debate surrounding higher education in Texas has affected the state’s colleges in different ways, and now it appears that the faculty at the University of Texas (UT) System colleges are the focus of a new reform. A move to change the way professor tenure is reviewed–supported by the administration–received mixed More…
Now that Texas Gov. Rick Perry is out of the national spotlight, it’s back to business as usual in Texas. Last week Perry appointed John Walker to the Board of Regents for the Texas Tech University System. With this appointment Perry continues his long tradition of appointing campaign donors to More…
Even as authorities continue to stifle the public protest, the Occupy Movement has found new venues for activism. The movement has grown on college campuses around the country. From the organization of an Occupy UMASS to the continued activism of students at Occupy UC Davis, college campuses have acted as More…
