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MIT's president said she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to ...

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Texas lawmakers recently passed a slew of bills affecting transgender and nonbinary individuals, and one in particular could have a huge impact on your workplace. HB 229 makes clear that state law ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave his pen a real workout over the weekend, signing into law a number of measures passed by the 89th Texas Legislature that attack the LGBTQ community, women’s bodily autonomy ...

The Texas Senate voted this morning (Wednesday, May 28) to pass HB 229, which would enforce strict definitions of gender limited by binary definitions of sex. The bill is now on its way to Gov. Greg ...

LGBTQIA activists protested HB229, under which Texas agencies would be required to enforce a binary definition of gender, and HB778, which would increase liability for any insurer that covers ...