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6 significant Texas sites connected to the Underground Railroad
by Joey Held
| January 27, 2025
While many enslaved people headed north to Canada, an alternate path sought freedom via a different route, traveling through Texas and into Mexico.
The dos and don’ts of proposing
by Stacker
| January 24, 2025
La Famiglia // Shutterstock The dos and don’ts of proposing Proposing is both an intimate and cultural experience. Couples ready to get engaged often have to balance societal expectations—from family traditions to cinematic clichés—with what works for them personally. VRAI, a fine jewelry brand specializing in lab-grown diamonds, breaks down the do’s and don’ts of […]

Migrants at Texas border in shock after Trump canceled their asylum appointments
| January 23, 2025
Hours after Trump’s inauguration, his administration canceled appointments allowing migrants to enter the U.S. to request asylum, leaving many of them stranded on the U.S.-Mexico border. CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Margelis Tinoco Lopez arrived at the border at 4 a.m. Monday for her 1 p.m. immigration appointment along with her husband and her 13-year-old son. […]

Inauguration bromance: Trump praises Abbott as he promises deportations, more miles of border wall
by Matt Hennie
| January 20, 2025
President Donald Trump lavished praise on Gov. Greg Abbott at the inauguration for his efforts at the border, pledging to send troops and build more miles of the border wall.

Trump takes on the US Constitution with day one executive orders
| January 20, 2025
Trump issued an executive order to end birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, doubled down on fossil fuels that drive pollution, and targeted transgender Americans.