WATCH: The health crisis in marginalized Texas communities is real
| August 8, 2025
Environmental injustice in the state of Texas is not a new concept; it dates back to years of racist zoning and segregation. Caleb Roberts, the Executive Director of Downwinders at Risk, speaks to the injustice that marginalized communities face due to these historical circumstances.
"We believe some communities are already experiencing what's happening right now, and have been experiencing it for some time because of the history of racialized zoning, racism, and segregation."
WATCH: Houston Dem says GOP is trying to ‘erase’ Black voters
| August 8, 2025
Houston Democrat Jolanda Jones calls out GOP redistricting efforts as a direct attempt to erase Black voters.
‘Texas law forced me to choose: Watch my baby die or flee my home for medical help’
| August 7, 2025
With two devastating diagnoses and zero choices to end the suffering, an eighth generation Texan had to leave the state to get the care she needed.
WATCH: Texas House Speaker signs arrest warrants for Democrats who left
| August 7, 2025
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows signed arrest warrants for dozens of Democrats on Monday, pledging to use state law enforcement officers to bring the lawmakers back to the State Capitol.
Op-Ed: 60 years later, we’re still fighting for the soul of our democracy
| August 7, 2025
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I will not stop fighting. I will not stop speaking. I will not stop marching inside and outside the chamber until every Texan has fair and full access to the ballot that was promised them in 1965.