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Immigrant rights advocates in Austin are sounding the alarm after a local mother and her three children, two of them U.S. citizens, were removed to Mexico on Wednesday following a check-in with immigration authorities. According to Sulma Franco of the Austin-based advocacy group Grassroots Leadership, 37-year-old Denisse Parra Vargas was detained along with...

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Texas Legislature

House Passes Concealed Carry at Polls for Election Judges

The Texas House on Thursday passed a bill...

Senate to Make Last-Ditch Push to Pass Children’s Health Bill

The chair of the Senate Health and Human...

UT Students Lobby Against Bills Threatening In-State Tuition For Undocumented Texans

A group of University of Texas students took...

Advocates Warn Texas Bill Would Funnel More Children Into Adult Prisons

A bill that just passed the Texas Senate is drawing fierce criticism from youth justice...

Trump To Endorse Dustin Burrows For Texas House Speaker, Abbott Told GOP Caucus

Gov. Greg Abbott told members of the Texas House Republican Caucus that President Donald Trump...

Education

68% Consider Leaving: Texas Teachers Demand More Than Words

As Teacher Appreciation Week reaches its fourth day,...

End Of An Era? Dallas Superintendent Pushes For STAAR Test Overhaul

At the Winspear Opera House on Tuesday night,...

Vouchers Gain Ground In Red States, Stall In Blue, And Leave Families Behind

The school choice movement has reached a pivotal...

Billionaire Donors, Legal Challenges, And The Future Of ‘Woke’ Education In Texas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched legal...

Senate Ed to Hear School Funding Bill Next Week, Chair Says

The chair of the Senate Public Education Committee...

Healthcare

Kennedy Downplays Measles As Texas Battles Outbreak

During a visit to Texas A&M University, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made controversial remarks downplaying the significance of the state's ongoing measles outbreak, which...

Measles Cases Soar in the U.S., Driven by Misinformation and Reduced Public Health Support

As measles cases in the U.S. approach a 34-year high, public health officials face growing challenges to contain the outbreak, which has already led to multiple deaths,...

Texas Bills Seek To Expand Abortion Bans Beyond State Borders

Texas Senate Republicans are advancing a series of bills aimed at tightening abortion restrictions, expanding enforcement powers, and limiting access to abortion-related services—even across state lines. The proposed legislation, which introduces criminal penalties and...

Paxton Targets Houston Midwife In Texas’ First Abortion Case Since Roe Reversal

Maria Margarita Rojas, a Texan midwife, could face life imprisonment for providing access to abortion in Texas. On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Rojas, also known as “Dr. Maria,” along...

Houston Leads U.S. In Uninsured Children, While Texas Struggles with Medicaid Access and Coverage...

Houston has the highest rate of uninsured children of any metropolitan city in the U.S. Overall, Texas holds the worst coverage rate for children in the country, with nearly 12% of kids going uninsured...

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