Jill Ament
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"In the three-hour drive between Laredo and San Antonio ... Mexican-American culture, Latino culture, changes in those miles."
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A new study finds women who sought but were denied access to abortion experienced higher rates of poverty than women who were able to obtain care.
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As of this writing, there are four lawsuits in federal court and one in state court.
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The company has filed to sell electricity on the Texas market, which would be a first step in “breaking away” from the 20th century retail model, says a Texas Monthly reporter.
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While there are more than 900 active COVID-19 cases among Texas nursing home residents, the severity of the disease and outbreaks are much less since most residents are vaccinated.
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Inmate suicides rose despite a prison population that decreased last year by about 20,000 from the year before.
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Some of the fastest-growing counties in the nation are in the Lone Star State. And Latinos and other people of color account for most of the growth.
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In an interview with the Standard, the governor says he’ll call “special session after special session” until the Republican-backed legislation passes.
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“There’s now no problem with the state adopting restrictive voting rules where the burden falls disproportionately on voters of particular racial or ethnic minority groups,” says Steve Vladeck of the University of Texas School of Law.
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Sixteen Texas House and Senate Democrats met with Harris, and agreed on the need for a federal law that would supersede many state voting restrictions passed by Republicans.