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5Houston Poet Analicia Sotelo’s Debut Smashes Latino Stereotypes

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Articles tagged: State of Texas

State of Texas, Megachurches

by Patrick Michels

State of Texas: The Bigger the Roof, the Closer to God

Thu, Dec 15, 2016 |

Recent trends would suggest megachurches are on the way out, but Texans continue to like everything bigger, including their places of worship....Read More

October 2016 state of texas

by Patrick Michels

State of Texas: The Private Prison Bubble Bursts

Fri, Oct 7, 2016 |

Federal agencies have said they'll "phase out" some private prison contracts and "review" others. Here's how the numbers shake out in prison-thick Texas....Read More

August 2016 State of Texas abortion restrictions

by Naveena Sadasivam

State of Texas: Abortion Access, by the Numbers

Wed, Aug 10, 2016 |

By the numbers: Texans are getting fewer abortions and being forced to delay procedures until later in pregnancy, even after SCOTUS struck parts of HB 2....Read More

July 2016 issue state of texas zika virus

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

State of Texas: How Zika Virus Could Slip Through Texas’ Health Safety Net

Fri, Jul 1, 2016 |

With Zika on the way, Texas' weak health care safety net and shrinking access to reproductive services put pregnant Texans and their babies at great risk....Read More

June 2016 State of Texas, houston flooding, climate change

by Naveena Sadasivam

State of Texas: These Days, When it Rains it Pours

Fri, May 27, 2016 |

The recent flooding in and around Houston is linked to climate change, which scientists say is leading to heavy rains and also more extreme droughts....Read More

State of Texas April 2016: Bottom of the Barrel, about oil prices and production

by Naveena Sadasivam

State of Texas: Bottom of the Barrel

Tue, Apr 5, 2016 |

A by-the-numbers look at a struggling Texas oil market. Oil and gas operators have begun pulling back, and boomtowns are busting. Many are losing jobs....Read More

state of texas the hills have allies hill country

by Naveena Sadasivam

State of Texas: The Hills Have Allies

Tue, Feb 23, 2016 |

A new report by University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture looks at some of the threats to the Hill Country, and proposes long-term solutions. ...Read More

State of Texas: Cops in the Classroom

by Patrick Michels

State of Texas: Cops in the Classroom

Tue, Feb 2, 2016 |

Schools have been caught lately between two opposing trends: On one hand, juvenile crime rates are declining. On the other hand, school shootings have prompted ...Read More

State of Texas: How to Get Asylum or Become a Refugee

by Patrick Michels

State of Texas: How to Get Asylum or Become a Refugee

Thu, Jan 14, 2016 |

The United States has a long history of taking in people fleeing dangerous countries, but we also have a history of locking down the borders for fear of foreign...Read More

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