โWho ever thought I would be chief?โ Texasโ Alabama-Coushatta tribe elects first female chief
Millie Thompson Williams was elected the tribeโs first female second chief, a lifetime appointment, last year. For the first time, her accession comes as women make up the majority of the tribeโs council.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn eyes the seemingly impossible: a bipartisan deal on immigration
Riding the success of his historic congressional session last year where he helped pass the first gun safety bill signed into law in a generation, Cornyn is hopeful that his ability to strike deals across the aisle will help Congress achieve another elusive legislative goal: an immigration deal.
Two Texas bills would restrict lessons about sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools
The legislation closely mirrors a Florida bill passed last year, dubbed by critics as the โDonโt Say Gayโ law, which detractors say would further isolate LGBTQ students and open teachers and school districts to legal risks.
Texas GOP lawmaker hires Christian nationalist who called for drag show attendees to be executed
State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, hired Jake Neidert, 22, last month as his officeโs legislative director amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ violence and rhetoric and ahead of an impending legislative session that is expected to focus heavily on anti-trans bills.
On the margins of downtown San Antonio, a maligned neighborhood mobilizes to save itself
Born of segregation and redlining, the near West Side has long been mostly Latino, mostly low-income. Redevelopment pressures are closing in, and neighbors are working to keep it affordable for some of the cityโs poorest residents.
Gov. Greg Abbott embraces โinvasionโ language about border, evoking memories of El Paso massacre
In the days since Abbott was reelected for a third term, he has embraced the word like never before, using it in a letter to President Joe Biden, echoing the intensifying language many Republicans have adopted in recent years.
At one last reunion, veterans of La Raza Unida political movement pass along their torch
Born from the Chicano movement of the 1960s, La Raza Unida helped coalesce Texas Latino power and briefly formed the stateโs third political party. Although the organization is long gone, its imprint on the state is unmistakable.
Hispanic Texans may now be the stateโs largest demographic group, new census data shows
For years, the stateโs Hispanic population has grown significantly faster than the white population. The new census data is the first to reflect Texas passing a milestone in its cultural and political evolution.
In lawsuit, UT-Austin professor accuses Texas A&M faculty program of discriminating against white and Asian men
UT-Austin professor Richard Lowery is represented by America First Legal โ a group created by Stephen Miller, a policy adviser for former President Donald Trump, and Jonathan Mitchell, a former solicitor general for Texas and the legal architect of the stateโs six-week abortion ban.
More Black Americans live in Texas than any other state. Two years after George Floydโs murder, many reconsider their future here.
In interviews, Black Texans expressed frustration over uneven progress, restrictions on teaching about racism in public schools and limitations on their political representation and voting access.
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Las clรญnicas privadas en la Ciudad de Mรฉxico ofrecen abortos a una fracciรณn del precio en Estados Unidos. Tambiรฉn hay clรญnicas y hospitales pรบblicos que ofrecen acceso gratuito al aborto, incluso para personas extranjeras.
Volunteer networks in Mexico aid at-home abortions without involving doctors or clinics. Theyโre coming to Texas.
Before abortion was legal in parts of Mexico, an extensive โaccompanimentโ system grew to help women safely terminate pregnancies on their own. Its organizers are now moving abortion-inducing medication across the border and helping replicate the system in the United States.
Listen: Abortion is considered basic health care in Mexico City. Its clinics are open to U.S. women.
Private clinics offer abortions at a fraction of the cost in the United States. City public health clinics may be more difficult to navigate but offer abortions free of charge, including for noncitizens.
En Mรฉxico, grupos de voluntarias ayudan a tener abortos en casa, sin personal mรฉdico. Este modelo de aborto ha llegado a Texas.
Antes de que el aborto fuera legal en algunos estados de Mรฉxico, los grupos de โacompaรฑamientoโ establecieron un sistema de apoyo para que las mujeres interrumpieran sus embarazos en casa. Ahora, estos grupos estรกn ayudando a trasladar al norte de la frontera medicamento para abortar y a replicar este modelo en los Estados Unidos.
In the shadow of Texas limits on voting rights and lessons about race in school, Juneteenth celebrates Black history, progress and families
Amid a rise in conservative efforts opposed to teaching the lingering impacts of slavery and racism, the descendants of formerly enslaved people are using the Juneteenth holiday to educate younger generations.
A GOP power grab shatters 30 years of political progress for Black voters in Galveston County
Republicans dismantled the only Galveston County commissioners precinct in which voters of color held political clout. Itโs a major blow for Black and Hispanic voters who had been building political momentum.