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We’ve had enough. We demand gun reform.

A student should never have to go to school in fear of not coming home and yet, this is our reality. Time and time again, we have seen the failure to enact proper gun safety laws needed to protect U.S....

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‘We won’t remain silenced.’ Five Houston youth on school gun violence

Active Shooter Drills  Teachers lock your doors,  close the blinds, turn off the lights,  go to the furthest corner of the room, because this is an active shooter drill  ‍ Stay still, don’t make a...

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‘Enough is Enough’: Hundreds march for gun safety laws

On June 11, 2022, hundreds of people gathered at Houston City Hall for a rally and march in support of gun policy reforms. ‍March For Our Lives Houston organized the event in response to a nationwide...

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The Hypocrisy of The ‘Right to Life’ Argument in Texas

On the afternoon of May 24, 2022, I was on my phone in the comfort of my room. I opened Instagram only to be bombarded by multiple news posts reporting the same event. Instantly, I took to Safari to...

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We must defend intellectual freedom in Texas

As a student advocate on the front lines in Texas, I am appalled by the introduction of HB 900, a dangerous bill that threatens our fundamental right to intellectual freedom. This bill, proposed by...

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End Houston’s complicity in the Palestinian Genocide

Three weeks ago, I attended a Houston City Council public comment meeting and heard concerned citizens talk about a six-year-old girl named Hind Rajab, who was killed by Israeli troops in Gaza....

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“We Will Not Stop Until Palestine Is Free” – Texas Students For Justice In...

We see the Executive Order GA-44 for what it is—a masked, targeted attack to slow the student movement for liberation across the nation’s college campuses. The post “We Will Not Stop Until Palestine Is...

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Community members defend DEI, free speech at Texas Senate hearing

Students, faculty and community members packed a Tuesday Texas Senate hearing on antisemitism and free speech on college campuses and university leaders’ efforts to comply with Senate Bill 17, which...

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