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Aug 9, 2021

Border Patrol Must Stop Holding People in an Inhumane Outside Pen Under a Highway in South Texas

Border Patrol continues to detain migrants, including children, in appalling outdoor conditions under the Anzalduas International Bridge in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. The Biden administration must close this...
Border Patrol continues to detain migrants, including children, in appalling outdoor conditions under the Anzalduas International Bridge in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. The Biden administration must close this...
Migrants in custody at U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing area under the Anzalduas International Bridge, Friday, March 19, 2021, in Mission, Texas.
Migrants in custody at U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing area under the Anzalduas International Bridge, Friday, March 19, 2021, in Mission, Texas.
Jul 30, 2021

The Texas Legislature’s Culture War

On July 12, Texas House Democrats headed to Washington D.C. in a last resort attempt to deny Republicans the quorum they needed to pass restrictive voting measures during a special legislative session. The...

On July 12, Texas House Democrats headed to Washington D.C. in a last resort attempt to deny Republicans the quorum they needed to pass restrictive voting measures during a special legislative session. The...

Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, holds a sign that says, "Don't mess with Texas," as he and other Democratic caucus members join a rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol to support voting rights
Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, holds a sign that says, "Don't mess with Texas," as he and other Democratic caucus members join a rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol to support voting rights
Jul 28, 2021

Disability Pride Month in a Time of Turmoil in Texas

Voting Rights and Democracy

In the summer of 1990, the first Disability Pride Day was held to celebrate...

By Alejandrina Guzman

In the summer of 1990, the first Disability Pride Day was held to celebrate...

By Alejandrina Guzman
Disability pride month + Texas state flag
Disability pride month + Texas state flag
Jun 28, 2021

Pride Month Is and Has Always Been About Protest

LGBTQIA+ Equality

LGBTQ Pride Month started as a commemoration of the Stonewall Inn six-day protests in 1969. Since the first Pride...

LGBTQ Pride Month started as a commemoration of the Stonewall Inn six-day protests in 1969. Since the first Pride...

Smiling woman standing with rainbow flag above her head wearing t-shirt that says Pride is Still Protest
Smiling woman standing with rainbow flag above her head wearing t-shirt that says Pride is Still Protest
Jun 24, 2021

Unaccompanied Children’s Well-Being Must Come First at Fort Bliss and Across Texas

Border and Immigrants’ Rights
Emergency steps were needed to remove children from Border Patrols facilities, but the Biden administration must now ensure the humane treatment of all migrant children in Texas.
Emergency steps were needed to remove children from Border Patrols facilities, but the Biden administration must now ensure the humane treatment of all migrant children in Texas.
young unaccompanied migrants, from ages 3 to 9, watch television inside a playpen at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility
young unaccompanied migrants, from ages 3 to 9, watch television inside a playpen at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility
May 26, 2021

Digital Equity is Critical to Creating Opportunity for All Texans

For all Texans, broadband is an essential part of everyday life. From students doing...

By Ranjana Natarajan, Rudolph K. Metayer

For all Texans, broadband is an essential part of everyday life. From students doing...

By Ranjana Natarajan, Rudolph K. Metayer
Graphic image of Texas with an internet signal superimposed
Graphic image of Texas with an internet signal superimposed