Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is backing Royce West for U.S. Senate over former Houston council member Amanda Edwards and former U.S. Rep. Chris Bell, who are also from the Bayou City. “Royce West is my choice for United States Senate because his 26 years of experience in the Texas Senate building coalitions to get things done for Texans is exactly …

  AUSTIN — Dallas ISD’s African American Studies course is closer to becoming a statewide elective, despite some concerns that it could present a “watered-down” history. The State Board of Education will vote Friday on standards for districts to offer the course as an elective social studies class for high school students. While discussing amendments to the standards at a …

AUSTIN – Acknowledging emotional outcries from students, University of Texas at Austin President Greg Fenves said Monday night the university needs to do more to address sexual misconduct. “By the fact that you are here and that you are telling us your stories, yes, we have failed you,” Fenves said nearly an hour into an open dialogue event with students. …

Veteran activist Lorraine Birabil defeated developer James Armstrong III on Tuesday in the race to replace Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson in the Texas House. She opened a commanding lead in early voting, and by late Tuesday night, there were not enough uncounted votes to change the outcome. “I am so incredibly thankful for the strong support of my neighbors,” Birabil …

Digital rights activists on Tuesday categorically rejected the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) proposal on regulating web TV and Over the Top TV (OTT). The remarks come in the wake of a document released by Pemra, titled “Consultation on Regulating the Web TV & Over the Top TV (OTT) Content Services” on its website, seeking comments on the matter …

Britain decided Tuesday to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to supply new high-speed network equipment, ignoring the US government’s warnings that it would sever intelligence cooperation if the company was not banned. Britain’s decision is the first by a major US ally in Europe, and follows intense lobbying from the Trump administration and China as the two vie for technological …

BEIJING: A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has claimed 82 lives since emerging in a market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, and spread around the world. Here are the places that have confirmed cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus: – CHINA – As of Monday, more than 2,700 people have been infected across China, the bulk of them …

BEIJING: Evacuating foreign nationals from the epic centre of China´s deadly virus outbreak is unnecessary, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday according to state media. The health body said it was still “waiting for clarification” about the comments of its chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who met with Chinese officials in Beijing, including President Xi Jinping to discuss how to contain …

NEW YORK: Mimi Haleyi,  one of Harvey Weinstein´s main accusers, went emotional speaking in his rape trial Monday, saying   the disgraced Hollywood producer had forcibly performed oral sex on her in his New York home. In an emotional testimony, one of two women whose assault accusations led to Weinstein’s trial, detailed her allegation that the former movie producer assaulted her …

LOS ANGELES: Renowned model Hailey Baldwin has shared an interesting story about her emotions and the step she took when the Canadian singer proposed her  in July 2018. In the fourth episode of the “Yummy” singer’s docuseries, “Justin Bieber: Seasons,” the supermodel revealed that  she sought a piece of advice from her parents after receiving a  proposal from Justin Bieber. …