Racism

White test takers are far more likely to pass the licensing exam than people of color or older test takers.

After debt relief promised under the American Rescue Plan Act was repealed under a section of the Inflation Reduction Act, farmers of color are suing the U.S government.

Mike Sheppard was a jail warden for the West Texas Detention Center in Sierra Blanca — a privately owned detention facility that used to contract with the federal government to detain migrants. Louisiana-based LaSalle Corrections confirmed that he no longer worked with the company.

More Black Americans live in Texas than any other state. Two years after George Floyd’s murder, many reconsider their future here.

The Inflation Reduction Act repeals and replaces part of the American Rescue Plan Act that earmarked $4 billion in debt relief for farmers of color.

Communities of color here face a burden of medical debt that dwarfs what white people experience, and what people of color experience in many other states

Online racism tied to a Lubbock school might have greater implications for students and parents than imagined.

The Texas State Board of Education is fielding proposals to update the state’s public school social studies curriculum this summer.

Statistics collected in some cities show Black drivers are pulled over by police disproportionately, but not every department tracks the data.

A new anti-racist toolkit from the Farmers Market Coalition is designed to help managers of farmers markets think about messaging, vendor support and product availability.