Abe McGlothin Jr. named Acting U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Texas
McGlothin will serve as Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas until a successor is nominated by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
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Documentary on Texas death row prisoner John Henry Ramirez nominated for an Academy Award
The documentary, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Smriti Mundhra for MTV Documentary Films, focuses on the days leading up to Ramirez's execution as he sought forgiveness from his victim’s son.
Texas Medical School Leader Quits After NBC News Shows Bodies Used Without Consent
A yearlong NBC News investigation uncovered a "flourishing business" being run by a Texas medical school, providing "unclaimed" bodies to medical researchers.
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UT Austin names architecture and planning school library after John Chase, the U.S. South’s first licensed African American architect
To recognize John Chase and his achievements, the UT Austin School of Architecture library is now named after him. The John S. Chase Architecture and Planning Library was made possible thanks to a ...
UT Austin's Architecture & Planning Library to be named for Texas' first Black architect
John Chase was the first Black person to graduate from the University of Texas at Austin's School of Architecture and to become a licensed architect in the South.