Articles tagged: Trump
Trump’s Sabotage of ACA Enrollment Is Particularly Dangerous in Texas
The attacks on enrollment outreach come as Texas’ uninsured rate increased last year to more than 17 percent — the highest since 2014.
On a dreary day in late September, Ana Maria Garza Cortez stood in front of a hotel conference room full of worn-out community health workers in San Antonio, tr...Read More
Agentes de E.U. Impidieron Asilo a esta Familia. Después, Fueron Detenidos en México.
Parece que las autoridades mexicanas se han sumado a los esfuerzos de inmigración de Trump al impedir que migrantes no mexicanos busquen asilo en Estados Unidos.
Agentes de E.U. Impidieron Asilo a esta Familia. Después, Fueron Detenidos en México. Parece que las autoridades mexicanas se han sumado a los esfuerzos de in...Read More
U.S. Agents Blocked This Family from Seeking Asylum. Then Mexico Detained Them.
Mexican authorities appear to have joined in Trump’s immigration crackdown by blocking non-Mexican migrants from seeking asylum in the United States.
U.S. Agents Blocked This Family from Seeking Asylum. Then Mexico Detained Them. Mexican authorities appear to have joined in Trump’s immigration crackdown by ...Read More
Why Some Baptists Weren’t Happy with Mike Pence’s Stump Speech at Texas Gathering
Mike Pence’s visit to the national meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas highlights an identity crisis among members.
How do you turn a denominational meeting into a political campaign rally? Give Mike Pence the microphone. The vice president spoke Wednesday at the annual natio...Read More
What Could Happen if Trump Cuts Family Planning Funds from Planned Parenthood? Look at Texas.
A proposed Trump rule would block federal Title X funds from providers that perform or refer for abortions.
A new Trump administration rule proposes cutting off federal family planning dollars to any health care provider that performs abortions or even refers patients...Read More
The Faces of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in 2017
Since January, federal agents have hunted down immigrants they would have previously ignored, in places they would have previously avoided.
Five days into his presidency, Donald Trump issued a pair of executive orders that put America’s entire undocumented population on the table for deportation. ...Read More
15 Protesters Arrested After Demonstration Defending DACA at Texas Capitol
A supportive crowd of dozens chanted “undocumented and unafraid” and “sí se puede” as the demonstrators were arrested by state troopers.
Fifteen immigrant rights supporters were arrested Wednesday outside the Texas Capitol after they blocked traffic in an effort to defend existing immigrant prote...Read More
Trump Administration Preparing Texas Wildlife Refuge for First Border Wall Segment
If the levee wall is constructed, it will essentially destroy the refuge, a federal official told the Observer.
For at least six months, private contractors and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have been quietly preparing to build the first piece of Pres...Read More
