Texas
Environmentalists: Education, Empowerment Needed Post-Juneteenth
Juneteenth celebrations this month commemorated freedom, but Black and Brown people are still disproportionately impacted by environmental injustices …
Reports of Youth Crime Wave Debunked by Latest Research
New research by The Sentencing Project shows a drop in youth crime over the past 20 years, which debunks a so-called "false narrative" of a youth …
Boosting Higher-Ed Success at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Society benefits when colleges and universities enroll and graduate traditionally underserved students, but some schools are better than others in …
High Court's Abortion Ruling Sets Up Texas Ban, Criminalization
The ruling on abortion by the U.S. Supreme Court has returned the issue to the states, fulfilling long-held goals of Republican lawmakers in Texas to …
It's Hurricane Season in Texas – Do You Have a Plan?
State agencies gathered in Austin last week for hurricane exercises. They emphasize that all Texans need to prepare before the next disaster…
Celebrations Mark 2nd Nationwide Juneteenth Independence Day
The 95-year-old Texan known as the "grandmother of Juneteenth" will celebrate this weekend, as she has for the past nine decades, but with the added …
Poll: Texans' Support for Medicaid Reaches All-Time High
Despite opposition from the GOP-led state government, Texans continue to support expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, according to a …
Lagging in Vaccinations, TX Latinos Offered COVID Shots at Church
Promoting the theme "unity in community," the Hispanic Access Foundation has partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to bring …
TX Supporters of Castner Range Renew Calls for National Monument Status
Those who want to see the Castner Range outside of El Paso protected hope this will be the year President Joe Biden uses his authority to designate th…
Expert: Americans Feel Traumatized, Helpless About Gun Violence
Teachers, faith leaders and parents gathered Tuesday outside the Austin office of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. They're demanding action on gun safety …
Motive Sought for Texas Elementary School Massacre
The latest mass shooting that left 19 schoolchildren and two of their teachers dead in a small Hispanic community outside of San Antonio has renewed c…
TX One of Six States that Undercounted Population in 2020 Census
A new report found Texas likely undercounted the number of people who actually live in the state when gathering information for the 2020 census…