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In this handout image provided by the Seminole County Sheriff's Office, George Zimmerman poses for a booking photo on April 11, 2012 in Sanford, Florida. (credit: Seminole County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images)

North Texans React To Zimmerman’s Arrest

Thousands of people across the country, including here in North Texas, rallied on Wednesday over the arrest of George Zimmerman.

2012/04/12

An woman holds a SIG Sauer SP 2022 9mm pistol. (credit: John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images)

Dallas Senator Proposes Changes To Self-Defense Law

State Senator Royce West of Dallas plans to file legislation that requires all cases involving deadly force, including self-defense, to go before the Grand Jury.

2012/04/10

Hispanics accounted for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the last decade. (credit: ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Some Hispanics Want To Share Their Background

The description preferred by 51 percent of Hispanics is Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban or other culture they are tied to through family or ancestry.

2012/04/05

Whitt’s End: 3.30.12

So Jason Terry wears gold shoes to commemorate last summer’s NBA championship in Miami and promptly misses 9 of 10 shots in the Mavs’ ugly, 21-point loss to the Heat.

2012/03/30

UT Student Newspaper Apologizes For Racially Charged Cartoon

The editorial board of the University of Texas student newspaper has apologized for a racially charged cartoon about media coverage of the killing of a Florida teen.

2012/03/29

Trayvon Martin rally at Paul Quinn College in Dallas. (credit: Phyllis Smith/NewsRadio 1080 KRLD)

Trayvon Martin Case Spurs Call For More PD Oversight In Dallas

The controversy over a teen shot in Florida is giving new life to a push for more police oversight in Dallas.

2012/03/28

A rally was held for slain teen Trayvon Martin at City Hall in Dallas on March 24, 2012. (Credit: Jason Allen/KTVT)

Students Don Hoodies During Silent March At SMU For Slain Fla. Teen

Seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin may have been killed a thousand miles away in Florida, but for students taking part in a candlelight vigil at SMU Monday night, Martin’s death hits close to home and close to their hearts.

2012/03/26

Marchers rally at the UT Arlington campus in memory of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin on March 26, 2012. (Photo credit Chuck Schechner, KRLD)

UTA Students Rally In Memory Of Slain Teen Trayvon Martin

Nearly 300 students turned out for Monday’s march.

2012/03/26

Shooting Death Of Florida Teen Sparks Nationwide Movement

One month since the shooting death of a Florida teen, the movement for action has spread across the nation, including three straight days of rallies in Dallas.

2012/03/25

Rally In Dallas Calls For Arrest In Teen Death

Dallas community rally joins the growing national movement calling for the arrest in the shooting death Florida teenager, Trayvon Martin.

2012/03/24

How Does Texas ‘Castle Doctrine’ Compare To Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’

While similar, Texas’ Castle Doctrine and Florida’s Stand Your Ground laws have some differences. But in the wake of the Trayvon Martin case, they are being scrutinized.

2012/03/24