TPS And Texas: By The Numbers
TPS holders in Texas generated $4.3 billion in state GDP in 2023. Their work is concentrated where Texas is already short of labor.
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State Board of Education Approves New Biblical Curriculum
The Texas State Board of Education voted to approve massive changes to social studies curriculum including adding certain Bible stories into required reading
Celebrating Pride In Caldwell County
Pride of Caldwell County rekindles the original community spirit of Pride. Rather than a highly organized one-day affair, the town spreads out events in local venues throughout the week.
Texas Republicans Take A New Hard Line Against IVF
The Texas GOP's new party platform includes a call to ban IVF and commercial surrogacy in the state
Witnessing A World Cup
While the atmosphere around the World Cup in Texas has been exuberant, for many there’s an underlying anxiety given the recent immigration crackdowns in the United States
What Masako Miki’s Shapeshifters Say About Our World
Rooted in the Shinto animism of Japan, artist Masako Miki uses a fairytale to make comments on the modern world in her Moody Center exhibition
Texas Officials Issue Blame Game For Screwworm
While Trump officials are blaming the Biden administration for the screwworm cases in Texas, many Democrats are linking the outbreak to DOGE cuts
A Texas Author Unleashes Schrödinger's Cat
The debut novel from acclaimed Houston poet and author Tomás Q. Morín centers on the most famous feline in physics
New Survey Results Show Challenges For Texas
An annual data book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows Texas ranking 44th in overall child wellbeing, as well as the worst state in the country with the rate of uninsured children
The Latest Texas Horror Shorts
For those craving some Halloween scary fun, here's five shorts you can watch to get your spooky in gear
Potential Green Card Changes
The latest move by an administration seeking to make legal immigration harder involves changes for green card applicants
A Brief History Of Pride In Texas
The June Pride month commemorates what is now known as the Stonewall uprising, an important moment in the history for LGBTQ liberation
Delays In DACA Renewals
Between October 1, 2025, and February 28, 2026, the median wait for a DACA renewal ran about 70 days. Texas holds the second-largest DACA population in the country.
The Primary Runoff
For most campaigns, outcomes became clear shortly after the polls closed and early voting results were posted