Riya Misra just graduated from Rice University, where she spent two years as editor-in-chief of its student-run newspaper, The Rice Thresher. She spent a summer in Washington, D.C. fine-tuning her investigative reporting skills.
Immigration
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an additional warning to Texans who this week have been protesting ICE and immigration enforcement — he’s sending in the National Guard. On Tuesday, Abbott posted on X that the National Guard will be deployed across the state “to ensure peace & order,” less than 24
Immigration
While federal authorities crack down on immigration across the country, Texas has emerged as an epicenter, as federal officials snatch up immigrants and protesters organize in response. Across the state in the past month, ICE has detained a mother of five outside of a San Antonio immigration court. Outside an
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Four years ago, Williamson County — a “big red sea” of a district, with a population just over half a million — held its first-ever Pride celebration in Taylor. Now, the annual celebration is facing jeopardy on its fifth anniversary: the mayor won’t issue a Pride proclamation. These proclamations, issued
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Soon, all Texas public schools might be legally required to display the Ten Commandments on their walls after Texas lawmakers voted for a bill that will bring more religion into public schools. A Florida activist has one thing to say: “Thou Shalt Not.” Well, one more: “Bite me, Greg.” Self-
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From banning THC in Texas to taking money from public schools under the guise of “school vouchers,” there have been a lot of head-scratching, controversial policies that lawmakers have passed this legislative session. Still, (call it masochism or not) we looked for glimpses of common ground. The good news
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As rapper M.C. Hammer once said: You can’t touch this. Clocks, that is. Last week, lawmakers approved a bill that would abolish the widely unpopular biannual time change, adopting a permanent daylight savings time for the state. The bill now awaits a sign-off from Gov. Greg Abbott.
Culture
When naming some of Texas’ biggest industries, a few might come to mind. Oil, gas, weird rockets. But you hardly ever hear of Hollywood productions. Now, the Texas Legislature is trying to change that, with the help of a casual billion dollars. On Monday, the Texas House voted 114-26
Investigations
EXCLUSIVE This story has been published in collaboration with the editorially independent student newspaper The Rice Thresher, where the author Riya Misra is editor in chief. This story contains descriptions of sexual trauma that may be triggering to some readers. Visit RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network), which has