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Posted on · The plane flight carrying dozens of migrants and paid by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest move by Republican officials to send migrants to Democrat-controlled cities.
Posted on · For years, the state’s 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.
Posted on · 988 launched in mid-July as a way to connect people in crisis with the appropriate resources
Posted on · Thursday's shooting occurred about a mile away from Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers on May 24.
Posted on · Texas has the second-largest population of immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in the country. An appeals court is expected to rule soon on whether the program is legal.
Posted on · The Republican governor’s comments come four days after a group of parents and family members of Uvalde shooting victims protested outside of Abbott’s home and at the Texas Capitol.
Posted on · The county disputed Hegar’s interpretation, as the county budget can’t be approved until the dispute is settled.
Posted on · If the delay is approved, it will mean the state's social studies curriculum will not be revised until after the November election.
Posted on · School, itself, is a low-risk environment for the spread of monkeypox, but some high schoolers are sexually active, and some are involved in high-risk relationships.
Posted on · The law makes it a second-degree felony “for a person who knowingly performs, induces, or attempts an abortion” according to the bill analysis.
Posted on · Reasons for the decline in vaccinations include lack of access to healthcare, parents not wanting to take their children to the pediatrician in fear of their kids becoming sick, and misinformation.
Posted on · Now, two months before early voting begins for the November general election, the county, which is west of Austin, has no elections department.
Posted on · Nationally, Black people giving birth are three times more likely to die than their white counterparts, and twice as likely in Texas. That concerns reproductive justice advocates, who fear these outcomes will worsen now that Roe v. Wade is overturned, and people can’t access abortion services.
Posted on · The idea was not to forget the victims' faces, says the project's creator, which is why they are depicted in large murals. Artists from throughout Texas volunteered their time and talent.
Posted on · Abortion trigger bans will take effect in Tennessee, Idaho and Texas, increasing penalties where abortion is already effectively banned.