By Sneha Dey Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune Relative caregivers, like grandparents who want to keep kids out of foster care, usually get half as much state assistance as […]
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To tackle high housing costs, Texas lawmakers push to build more homes
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune, And Lucy Tompkins, The Texas Tribune and The New York Times As Texas contends with historically high home prices and rents, state legislators might […]
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Texas Senate’s priority bills on higher ed would end tenure, diversity policies
By Kate McGee Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune The bills are part of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s list of priorities and, if passed as filed, could have profound impacts […]
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Biden Issues Executive Order on Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
On his first day in office two years ago, the president signed an executive order recognizing long-standing disparities and pledging that the government would remedy them.The new executive order comes […]
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A Black Woman-Owned Business Encounters Discrimination in Quest to Help Ukraine
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA Carolyn Davis, like many others, had an immediate reaction to the destruction in Ukraine caused by the Russian invasion. “Those folks need […]
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Sheila Jackson Lee (Anti-White Supremacy Bill)
By Scott Blair Earlier this month, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, reintroduced a previously proposed bill that would punish any white supremacist whose message or actions cause white supremacy-motivated violence, […]
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Q&A with Tabitha Wheeler Reagan: District 7’s New Plan Commissioner
By Jeffrey Ruiz Originally appeared in Dallas Free Press South Dallas District 7 has a new plan commissioner — Tabitha Wheeler-Reagan. Councilmember Adam Bazaldua appointed Wheeler-Reagan in December to replace […]
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Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces Anti-White Supremacy Bill, then Schools Republican Boebert on Hate
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA The Department of Justice’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program would keep track of white supremacist-inspired hate crimes and other related actions, and Justice […]
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Texas Senate to reconvene state redistricting hearings
DALLAS — Wednesday, the second day of the 2023 – 88th Session of the Texas Legislature, members of the Texas Senate voted unanimously to revisit redistricting, the process by which […]
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Conroe brewery receives threats, harassment after canceling Kyle Rittenhouse event
By Robert Downen Originally appeared in Texas Tribune The CEO of Southern Star Brewery said the cancellation was prompted primarily by concerns from local patrons rather than pressure from a […]