Texas

Chagas disease, transmitted by "kissing bugs," is spreading beyond expected regions, prompting health officials to raise concerns.

Black people in red states were particularly impacted by the loss of several grants intended to combat demographic disparities in health outcomes. 

Senate Bill 12 bans DEI programs in Texas public schools, as well as after-school clubs centered around sexuality, such as the Gay-Straight Alliance. 

Portia Allen-Kyle, Interim Executive Director at Color Of Change, writes that when it comes to redistricting, we have to fight fire with fire.

Harriet Jacobs hid in a crawl space for seven years, and Rep. Nicole Collier slept on the Texas state House floor. Black women do not bow.

The Tarrant County vote comes after the Texas state legislature passed a new electoral map that would add five new Republican House seats.

Gov. Greg Abbott initiated the Texas redistricting effort in July at the behest of President Donald Trump to protect the GOP’s narrow House majority. 

Rep. Nicole Collier was one of several Texas Democrats who left the state to protest Texas’ redistricting effort, which many view as gerrymandering.

I want to be clear that I support Nicole Collier and all that she’s doing, but let us not romanticize her kidnapping by fascists.

In this op-ed, Lawrence Ross discusses the political imprisonment of Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier and the need to be brave enough to resist fascism.

Here are five key facts that shed light on Texas State Representative Nicole Collier's life, work, and impact on Texas politics.

Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier refused to accept the Republican version of freedom papers after Democratic lawmakers successfully broke quorum.