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Asylum Seekers’ Hunger Strike Reaches 60th Day

by Eric Galatas EL PASO, Texas – Today marks Day 60 of a hunger strike by three...
Groups Push Paid Family Leave During National Breastfeeding Month

by Eric Galatas AUSTIN, Texas – August is National Breastfeeding Month, and children’s advocates are reminding lawmakers...
TX Volunteers Frustrated as Migrants are Trapped in Mexico

by Dan Heyman EL PASO, Texas – Volunteers who have been helping desperate migrants arriving in El...
Texas Kids’ Health Care, Nutrition Threatened by Public-Charge Policy

by Eric Galatas BELLAIRE, Texas – This week the Trump administration finalized a new rule that could deny green...
Infant Care Not Affordable for Vast Majority of Texas Families

by Eric Galatas AUSTIN, Texas – A new Economic Policy Institute report shows how hard it is for Texas...
Observers: Trump Created Migration “Crisis,” Stoking Racial Conflict

by Dan Heyman EL PASO, Texas – Close observers of the El Paso border accuse the Trump...
El Paso and Juarez: One City Interrupted By Tough Border

by Dan Heyman EL PASO, Texas – People in El Paso and Juarez often regard their communities...
“Princess Leia” to Help Texas Celebrate National Health Center Week

by Eric Galatas UVALDE, Texas – Families are invited to come out to Uvalde High School this...
Texas Group Calls for Prompt Passage of Drug-Pricing Reforms

by Mary Schuermann Kuhlman AUSTIN, Texas – As efforts to bring down the cost of prescription medications...
New Study Shows Changes in Texas Borderlands Over Time

Addresses trends in population growth, land ownership, fragmentation SAN ANTONIO – Changes in population density, rapid urbanization...