Texas

Shown in the Spanish language are "He Votado Hoy" stickers or "I voted today" at a polling place in Philadelphia.

Texas candidates battle for Hispanic vote in US midterm elections

Elections

In Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O’Rourke have spent more than $9 million combined in purchasing Spanish-language media advertisements to appeal to voters.

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Discussion: Mobilizing Latino voters — perspectives from Texas and Arizona

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A man points his finger at a yellow billboard with black writing in Vietnamese and English

Backlash over anti-racist billboard challenges Houston’s Vietnamese American community

Protest
Dallas County voter Maria Cruz, left, along with her daughters Catalina and Susana Cruz, voted in Tuesday's primary runoff in Texas.

Trump, Biden boost efforts to reach Texas Latino voters

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City Council of Arlington, Texas

Racial justice movement spurs a Texas city council to bar fracking expansion

Environment
A group of people hold candles during a vigil at a memorial.

Students at El Paso school district want to ‘set example’ for future generation

Extremism

It’s up to the students to make change, student leader says, as new poll reveals 78% of Americans said it was likely that another mass shooting would take place in the next three months.

Man inside van sits next to coffin with Pakistan flag draped over, others standing nearby in close quarters

Her cousin was killed in a school shooting, but this exchange student decided to stay in the US

Education

Sabika Sheikh was killed along with seven other classmates and two teachers at Santa Fe High School in Texas last May. Her cousin, Shaheera Jalil Albasit, wants to keep building peace.

Agent in uniform stands on bridge looking over green river

This is what the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy on the border means for people fleeing violence

Immigration

A pregnant woman from Honduras and her young daughter broke away from a caravan and crossed the Rio Grande to get to the US. Had she done so just a few weeks later, she would have been arrested and separated from her child under a new DHS policy.

Searching for Jandek

Arts, Culture & Media

A secret life provides few clues in the search for the true identity of the cult-musician Jandek.

Austin Airport Art

Arts, Culture & Media

You don’t have to leave baggage claim to find the live music, barbecue, and art-filled walls of Austin, Texas’ newest cultural destination.