Human Rights
Deputies Go Unpunished for Invasive Cavity Search on Houston Roadside
Residentes de Texas Reciben Primeros Avisos de Expropiación de Tierra para el Muro de Trump
'Nosotros no queremos éste muro – prácticamente todo el pueblo está de acuerdo en esto,' afirma Yvette Salinas, hija de una de los propietarios del terreno.
“Nosotros no queremos éste muro – prácticamente todo el pueblo está de acuerdo en esto”, afirma Yvette Salinas, hija de una de los propietarios del ter...Read More
Loon Star State: Sanctuary Cities
Senate Bill 4 is being considered by a House committee on March 15.
In April's Loon Star State, award-winning cartoonist Ben Sargent illustrates the Texas GOP's "anti-sanctuary squad" taking on Lady Liberty....Read More
Texans Receive First Notices of Land Condemnation for Trump’s Border Wall
The government offered $2,900 for 1.2 acres near the Rio Grande. If Flores chooses not to accept the offer, the land could be seized through eminent domain.
The government offered $2,900 for 1.2 acres near the Rio Grande. If Flores chooses not to accept the offer, the land could be seized through eminent domain....Read More
How Texas State Troopers Turn Routine Traffic Stops into Deportations
The Conejo brothers were construction workers in Austin with clean criminal records when a broken tail light and a patrolman’s decision landed them back in Mexico.
The Conejo brothers were construction workers in Austin with clean criminal records when a broken tail light and a patrolman’s decision landed them back in Me...Read More
Law Will Allow Texas to Refuse Same-Sex Couples, Non-Christians as Foster Parents
The proposal would also protect contractors who send children to parochial schools and deny abortion access to young women in their care.
The proposal would also protect contractors who send children to parochial schools and deny abortion access to young women in their care....Read More
In Ritual Beating-Up of Vulnerable Texans, Senate Advances ‘Bathroom Bill’
Hundreds of Texans again asked for their essential dignity to be respected and maintained because of arcane political maneuvering.
Hundreds of Texans again asked for their essential dignity to be respected and maintained because of arcane political maneuvering....Read More
First Texas ‘Bathroom Bill’ Hearing Brings Hundreds of Transgender Advocates to Capitol
Hundreds of people chanted “Y’all means all!” and “Ain't gonna let no bathroom bill turn us around.”
Hundreds of people opposed to the anti-transgender bathroom bill chanted “Y’all means all!” and “Ain't gonna let no bathroom bill turn us around.”...Read More
Texas Senator: Farmworker Housing Licensed by State is ‘Unconscionable’
‘There was no room to walk or cook, but you had to stay because there was no place else to go,’ one migrant farmworker said.
‘There was no room to walk or cook, but you had to stay because there was no place else to go,’ one migrant farmworker said....Read More
Despite Warnings, the Texas Legislature Plans to Privatize Much of the Child Welfare System
Pressure from the governor to get CPS reforms passed quickly has hushed most criticism of the $279 million privatization plan.
Pressure from the governor to get CPS reforms passed quickly has hushed most criticism of the $279 million privatization plan....Read More