NEW: I checked in with Palestinian activists across Texas' major cities about their efforts to get city councils to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. They face resistance even from sympathetic officials who claim the issue is too divisive or isn't local: www.texasobserver.org/texas-gaza-c...

Will Texas Cities Stay Silent on Gaza?

Pro-Palestine advocates are pleading with recalcitrant local officials to take a stand for a Gaza ceasefire.