Allen, known for her focus on public education issues, announced her retirement after 20 years in the House. She endorsed her son, Lawrence Allen Jr., to succeed her.

After a two-year legal battle, a federal judge has dismissed the case against Barbers Hill ISD regarding the discipline of a Black student, Darryl George, over his dreadlocks.

A 130-page appeal has been filed in an attempt to overturn a court’s decision that backs up a Barbers Hill Independent School District policy, prohibiting a student from wearing his hair in a natural style on campus.

At least one school district, Tolar ISD in North Texas, told the ACLU it would update its policies to comply with the CROWN Act.

Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros, twists, braids and other hairstyles in the racially diverse U.S. territory.

Darryl George lost the legal battle against Barber Hills ISD but is taking the fight back to the courts.

Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is expected to hold a press conference following the recent ruling which stated that Barbers Hill Independent School District did not violate the CROWN Act after disciplining a student for wearing his natural hair.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will host a news conference Friday morning to discuss the violation of the Crown Act after a Barbers Hill high school student was repeatedly disciplined for his hairstyle choice.

After a short trial, a Texas judge ruled that Barbers Hill school officials are not violating a new state law prohibiting hair discrimination.

The trial surrounding a Barbers Hill student disciplined for his hairstyle is scheduled to go before a federal judge this Thursday.

In a test of Texas’ new CROWN Act, which prohibits discrimination based on hairstyles, a judge ruled that the Barbers Hill school district can enforce a ban on certain male hairstyles.

Community leaders and civil rights activists are holding a protest this Wednesday ahead of the trial for a Barbers Hill student who has repeatedly been disciplined for his hairstyle choice.

The family of a Barbers Hill High School student is speaking out just days after the district’s superintendent announced that the teen will continue facing disciplinary measures over his hairstyle.

A Texas high school student has missed nearly half of his junior year in the classroom after being disciplined by leaders in his school district for his hairstyle.

In wake of the controversy surrounding a teen at Barbers Hill High School who was suspended a second time for refusing to change his hairstyle, KPRC 2 is shedding light on the importance of natural hairstyles and the effects these disciplinary actions may have on people of color.

A Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension for refusing to change his hairstyle, renewing a monthslong standoff over a dress code policy the teen’s family calls discriminatory.

A Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension for refusing to change his hairstyle, renewing a monthslong standoff over a dress code policy the teen’s family calls discriminatory.

An 18-year-old Barbers Hill High School student who was disciplined for his natural hairstyle is back in in-school suspension being sent to an alternative school for over a month.

A Black student who spent more than a month on in-school suspension over his dreadlocks has been told he will be removed from his Texas high school and sent to a disciplinary alternative education program on Thursday.

Darryl has been in In-school suspension since Aug. 31 due to his hairstyle. Darryl has dreadlocks that he and his family said are normally put up in a neat fashion, as pictured below.

The family of a Black high school student in Texas has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state’s governor and attorney general over being suspended by his school district for his hairstyle.

The family says he was suspended the same week the Texas CROWN Act went into effect.

A Black high school student in Texas has been punished with an in-school suspension over his hairstyle for over two weeks, his mother said.

Gov. Greg Abbott over the weekend signed into law a bill prohibiting race-based hair discrimination in Texas workplaces, schools and housing policies. It goes into effect in September.

The CROWN Act was signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Saturday.

The CROWN Act would ensure protection for Texans who wear their hair in natural styles such as braids, locs, twists or knots.

The CROWN Act legislation -- House Bill 392 – is scheduled for a public hearing in Austin at 8 a.m. Thursday.

The conversation about hair discrimination and the need to pass the CROWN Act was center stage at the Oscars. “Hair Love,” won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film Sunday. Cherry highlighted the story of Deandre Arnold, a Houston-area teen who refused to cut his dreadlocks after Barbers Hill ISD changed the district’s dress code. Arnold was invited to the Oscars by the “Hair Love” team. Here are photos and videos from the Oscars weekend:#Oscars Moment: Hair Love wins Best Animated Short Film!

HOUSTON – Members of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus and the CROWN Coalition, a national alliance of organizations committed to outlawing hair discrimination, held a press conference in support of the CROWN Act on Thursday. The CROWN Act, which stands for “Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” is a law that prohibits discrimination based on hair texture and styles that are commonly associated with race. Arnold told KPRC 2 that his hair had been in compliance with school rules until recently. His story is now contributing to a national discussion about hair and discrimination. The Texas Legislative Black Caucus members say they support Arnold and the other students across Texas, and will discuss plans to introduce and pass the CROWN Act during the next legislative session.