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Black Texans Built More Than 400 Schools When the State Would Not
In 1921, the Black families of Hill Prairie, in Bastrop County, built a two-teacher schoolhouse. The Rosenwald Fund in Chicago sent $800—equivalent to $15,000 in today’s dollars. The county sent nothing. In total,... READ MORE
‘After the Genocide, the Genocide’: A Houston Doctor’s Record of Gaza
On September 24, a federal judge ruled that the University of Texas at Austin had acted within its rights when it canceled a pro-Palestinian protest in April 2024 and later suspended one of... READ MORE
Why Aren’t Texas Democrats Talking About Abortion?
In a deeply personal 60-second ad aired in September ahead of the state’s midterm elections, Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa shares her tragic pregnancy loss story. More than two decades ago she... READ MORE
Poll: Bobby Pulido Appears Poised to Flip the 15th Congressional District
This article is a collaboration between the San Antonio Express-News, El Pais, and Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom and funder dedicated to high-quality, fact-based news and information from the U.S.-Mexico border. EDINBURG... READ MORE