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The CROWN Act, short for 'Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,' prohibits race-based hair discrimination in places like schools and the workplace.Texans who have secured a court order to update the sex listed on their birth certificates can no longer do so at this time, according to a new state policy that blocks transgender Texans from making these changes.The 15-year-old is one of six archers representing the United States at the Paris Games.
The City Council approved an ordinance in August that would have added the 13 charter amendments and the city council and mayor’s races to the ballot. But the charter amendments election will not move forward.Austin City Council passed a resolution declaring abortion rights as human rights, solidifying its support for people seeking abortion care.
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