Veterans, especially those of color and women, face inequity in healthcare access and suffer from higher rates of PTSD and suicide, due to flawed screenings and stigma, highlighting the need for validated mental health screenings and culturally competent care.
Category: Texas
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Ohio Is the New Texas — And That Should Scare Us All
Texas and Ohio are testing authoritarian democracy, with Ohio being the upgraded version of Texas, while California is experimenting with an open-source democracy to resist the authoritarian model.
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Texas Senate takes up GOP congressional map, last stop before Abbott’s desk
Texas lawmakers are poised to pass a new congressional map that would hand up to five additional U.S. House seats to Republicans, despite fierce Democratic opposition and accusations of racial voter suppression.
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Rep. Nicole Collier spends night on Texas House floor after refusing police escort
Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, refused to sign a permission slip allowing her to leave the House floor with a police escort, and remained in the Capitol overnight in protest of the GOP’s mid-decade redistricting plan.
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Texas Senate panel again advances redrawn congressional map
A Texas Senate panel again cleared a congressional map that aims to create five new Republican districts ahead of the 2026 election, despite hearing overwhelming pushback during a Sunday hearing. […]
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Dallas and Fort Worth end their diversity efforts to keep federal funding
Dallas and Fort Worth city councils have ended their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in order to preserve hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, following similar decisions by other cities and states across the country.
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Texas could lose political clout under Trump’s call for a new census that excludes undocumented immigrants
The White House is pushing for a new census that excludes undocumented immigrants, which could have major implications for Texas’ political power and potentially benefit Republicans.
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In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats’ last tool of resistance
Texas Republicans have used their control of the state government to push a partisan agenda, culminating in a long-shot legal bid to expel House Democrats and a push to deliver five additional congressional seats to President Trump.
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Dallas ISD Prepares for New School Year with Low Teacher Vacancies and New Facilities
Texas schools are implementing new policies, facilities, and legislative mandates for the 2025-2026 school year, including a ban on personal communication devices, a requirement to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, and a prohibition of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs.
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Five years after shedding Confederate moniker, a West Texas high school may be Lee High again
The Midland Independent School District board of trustees is set to consider reverting the name of Legacy High School to Midland Lee, sparking a debate over honoring Confederate leaders and the legacy of the school’s football team.