Stella M. Chávez
StellaChávezisKERA’seducation reporter/blogger. Her journalism roots run deep: She spent a decade and a half in newspapers – including seven years atThe Dallas Morning News, where she covered education and won the Livingston Award for National Reporting, which is given annually to the best journalists across the country under age 35. The award-winning entry was “Yolanda’s Crossing,” a seven-partDMN series she co-wrote that reconstructs the 5,000-mile journey of a young Mexican sexual-abuse victim from a smallOaxacanvillage to Dallas. For the last two years, she worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,where she was part of the agency’s outreach efforts on the Affordable Care Act and ran the regional office’s social media efforts.
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Texas is one of 20 states suing the Biden administration over a program that allows migrants from other countries to come to the U.S. temporarily. -
Dallas-based The Concilio's latest report highlights the economic impact of U.S. Latinos during the pandemic. It also points out disparities, such as the large percentage of Latinos who lack health insurance.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office is requiring organizations that help at-risk populations to certify they aren't violating immigration laws — or risk losing funding.
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The makeup of Texas voters is much more diverse today than during the 2016 elections. And some of that growth is the result of a nearly two percentage point increase in the number of eligible immigrant voters.
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Gov. Greg Abbott asked donors to help pay for busing migrants. The response isn't covering the billsAfter Texas Gov. Greg Abbott launched a controversial program to bus migrants to other states, he appealed to private donors to help cover the costs. But contributions to the so-called "Border Transportation Funding" are well short of the $12 million that's been spent.
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Almost 1 out of every 5 Texans was uninsured in 2021. That's according to the Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.
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Ellis County is the latest in a list of Texas counties making similar declarations, citing increased border crossings, smuggling operations and drug trafficking. Critics say the language fuels anti-immigrant sentiments.
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President Biden is traveling to Uvalde, Texas, to mourn with the community. It's his second visit to a community that's been devastated by a mass shooting in less than two weeks.
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Immigrant and human rights advocates are troubled by the Biden administration’s decision to expand its "Migration Protection Protocols" to include asylum seekers of any country in the Western Hemisphere other than Mexico.
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Political observers say the state's growing Latino population is why more education efforts are needed to help Latinos understand how redistricting affects their vote.
