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The Austin City Council passed protections for gender-affirming care Thursday, only a few days after the state of Texas filed a lawsuit over Title IX changes granting protections for transgender people. “Trans people deserve the right to self determination,” City Council member José “Chito” Vela, one of the sponsors of the resolution, said at a…

University of Texas (UT) at Austin, demonstrators arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest on Wednesday will not be charged, Travis County Attorney Delia Garza’s office confirmed Thursday. The prosecutor’s office said it has decided not to move forward with the 46 trespassing cases it has reviewed from the protest, citing a lack of probable cause. “Legal…