Organizers Say Police In Two Texas Cities Did Not Protect Protesters
Community leaders say local law enforcement in two Texas cities did not protect protesters from opposing groups after weekend rallies turned violent.
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Community leaders say local law enforcement in two Texas cities did not protect protesters from opposing groups after weekend rallies turned violent.
NASCAR has banned Confederate flags at racetracks.
There could be a name change coming to some U.S. military bases -- including one in Texas.
A coalition of civil rights groups in Atlanta is using this year's Super Bowl to help kick off a renewed "war on the Confederacy," in a fight to remove Confederate monuments around the nation.
The plate was backed by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who said "there's no profit in hiding our history."
Austen Mornes has enjoyed the eight years he's spent playing on Lewisville ISD's Special Olympics flag football team. But the 21-year-old with autism now feels uncomfortable going back to practice next week.
With a new school year dawning, education officials are grappling with whether to remove the names, images and statues of Confederate figures from public schools — especially since some are now filled with students of color.
The same leaders who control Mississippi flag legislation remain in office, with the Republican governor and lieutenant governor still saying flag design should be determined by a statewide election.
Interim University of Mississippi Chancellor Morris Stocks says he ordered the Mississippi state flag taken down because it 'had become a point of contention.'
Dallas Police have launched an internal investigation after a bumper sticker displaying a Confederate flag was reportedly found in an officer's locker in the men's room at Dallas Love Field Airport.
The battle over confederate symbols at a North Texas school district is stirring up a heated debate. A big crowd is expected Thursday night at the Birdville Independent School District headquarters in Haltom City.
Could it be coincidence that the defacing of the sculpture occurred on the same day as the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of South Carolina's state house?
More than 50 years after South Carolina raised a Confederate flag at its Statehouse to protest the civil rights movement, the rebel banner will be removed Friday in a state where such a reversal seemed unthinkable a month ago.
Texas Motor Speedway has joined a NASCAR plea for fans to stop bringing Confederate Flags to the track.
NASCAR's most popular driver is calling the Confederate flag 'offensive to an entire race' while voicing his support for it being removed from the grounds of the South Carolina state capitol.
Lynyrd Skynyrd began phasing use of the Confederate flag a few years ago. Another Southern band, the Drive-By Truckers, agrees. "It's well past time for all the Southern states to move on."
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush faced a similar decision as South Carolina officials - whether to remove the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds - more than a decade ago in Florida.
"We carry the five flags of the Confederacy," says Denise Lucas of The Flag Store. She's not a fan of the flag, but it's history.
In the wake of a massacre at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina, a bipartisan mix of officials across Southern states are calling for the removal of Confederate flags and other symbols of the Confederacy.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Monday that the flag should be removed from the statehouse grounds, acknowledging that to many the flag is a "deeply offensive symbol of a brutally oppressive past."
Republicans with presidential aspirations rushed Monday to embrace South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's call to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the state capitol.
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley says the Confederate flag should be removed from the grounds of the state capitol.
In a dispute over a proposed Confederate battle flag license plate, the Supreme Court struggled Monday to balance worries about government censorship and concerns that offensive messages could, at worst, incite violence.
The Supreme Court is taking on a free speech case concerning a proposed specialty license plate in Texas that would prominently feature the Confederate battle flag.
A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit that had been filed against officials who had rejected a group's petition for a customized Texas license plate featuring the Confederate battle flag.
