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By KTSU2 News Service Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been elected President and Vice President of the U.S., media organizations reported on Saturday. CNN’s Wolfe Blizter called Biden’s win a “historic moment” in this election. He said they made the call because Biden had enough votes to win the state of Pennsylvania. Winning Pennsylvania […]
By KTSU2 News Wire Joe Biden has been elected president of the U.S., several media organizations reported on Saturday after a grueling competition and four days after polls closed. CNN’s Wolfe Blizter called Biden’s win a “historic moment” in this election. He said they made the call because Biden had enough votes to win the […]
By Maiya Turner While Harris County is considered a Democratic stronghold, one student at Texas Southern University has allegiance to a different political party. Ryan Gallagher, a progressive Republican, is a senior at TSU. He is originally from Atlanta, but calls Houston his home away from home. He has always seen himself as a progressive […]
By KTSU2News Service Texas Southern University alumna Teneshia Hudspeth has been elected to the Harris County Clerk’s position. Hudspeth, who has worked in county government for 15 years, was the first African American female chief deputy in that office. Hudspeth, who started in the clerk’s office as an administrative assistant, was running against her former […]
By KTSU2News Service President Donald Trump has won the Lone Star state and its 38 electoral votes as Americans wait anxiously to learn who will become the next commander and chief of the nation. The Houston Chronicle’s interactive map showed that Trump was leading former Vice President Biden in Texas 52% to 46% with 84% […]
By Lydia Dillard and LaTresha Carter Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins and voters won big on Sunday, as the Texas Supreme Court rejected for the second time Texas Republican efforts to have 127,000 drive-thru votes thrown out. “Those folks will stop at nothing to make sure that the right to vote in this country is […]
By Isaiah Thornton The NCAA’s decision to place a “dead period” for recruiting on college sports has placed a greater burden on HBCUs, but Texas Southern University’s athletics personnel are not letting the mandate stop them from keeping sports a vital part of the institution. The mandate is in place through January 1, 2021 and […]
By: Isaiah Robinson HOUSTON—Texas Southern University Student Government Association President and her cabinet are working diligently to be a light in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic as they not only plan, but also plant seeds of hope and positivity to harvest a stellar year for returning students. Khaniya Burley, TSU’s 73rd SGA President, said there […]
By: Chandrelle Lazard (Chandrelle wrote this article on March 4, 2020, the 60th anniversary of the sit-in. Mr. Bland transitioned on July 9, 2020.) HOUSTON— The spirit of justice, passion and civil rights surrounded the illustrious Texas Southern University campus sixty years ago today. Even though the laws of Jim Crow stood in opposition and […]
Legendary Texas Southern University debate coach Dr. Thomas F. Freeman spoke at the 19th Annual Barbara Jordan Lecture Series “The Pursuit of Excellence in the Forensic Arts” on Feb. 12, 2020; it would be one of his last speeches before transitioning on June 6, 2020.
