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Professor Juan Madrid with his students from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at a radio telescope in Fort Davis in West Texas.
The World's Global Classroom
‘Embrace the culture, embrace the language’: Offering bilingual courses benefits students beyond the classroom, Texan professor says
people walking around
Migrants stranded in Mexico rush to cross the US border before Title 42 ends
Shown in the Spanish language are "He Votado Hoy" stickers or "I voted today" at a polling place in Philadelphia.
Elections
Texas candidates battle for Hispanic vote in US midterm elections
Body bags lie at the scene where a tractor trailer with multiple dead bodies was discovered, in San Antonio, Texas
Migrant smuggling networks arise from the ‘lack of legal pathways’ into the US, expert says
Rodney Montreuil grew up in Cap-Haitien, Haiti and has lived in Phoenix for the last two decades.
Migration
This Haitian schoolteacher helps new arrivals from Haiti resettle in Arizona
encampment
Migration
A group of Haitian migrants says they were abused at the US-Mexico border. They’re suing the US govt.
Carlota Balbuena and her daughter, Alejandra Balbuena, of North Texas, are enthusiastic about Turkish shows called dizis.
Move over, telenovelas. The latest binge-watching craze? Turkish dizis.
In this June 16, 2021, file photo, a migrant family from Venezuela move to a Border Patrol transport vehicle after they and other migrants crossed the US-Mexico border and turned themselves in Del Rio, Texas.
Abortion
Undocumented women face shrinking options for reproductive health care under Texas abortion law
Vice president Kamala Harris, in a blue suit, speaks to reporters
Borders
Vice President Kamala Harris calls situation at the US-Mexico border ‘tough’ during visit there
Figures of a 7-year-old migrant girl walking with a woman and unidentified man silhouetted at night
Borders
Many asylum-seekers are returned at the US-Mexico border under Title 42. Advocates call it a ‘sham.’
Houston plumber Eduardo Dolande said he had to cut holes in his bathroom ceiling to reach broken pipes during the Texas freeze.
Immigration
After Texas freeze, immigrants play critical role in repairing tens of thousands of homes
A yacht maneuvers near homes on Palm Island
Business, Economics and Jobs
Cities suffer when the 1% leave
n this Aug. 30, 2019, photo, migrants, most who were returned to Mexico under the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” program, receive bottles of water given by volunteers in an encampment near the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico.
Why Biden’s day one promise to end ‘Remain in Mexico’ program may go unfilled
Three photos over a blie background announ ce an event
Every 30 Seconds
Discussion: Mobilizing Latino voters — perspectives from Texas and Arizona
Politics with Amy Walter: A Presidential Transition Delayed
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Democratic US presidential nominee Joe Biden and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris are pictured in Phoenix, Oct. 8, 2020.
Politics
Indian Americans are crucial voting bloc in Houston’s hotly contested House race
In this file photo, Democratic US presidential candidates Julian Castro, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are pictured on stage at a First in the West Event at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 17, 2019.
2020 US presidential election
Former presidential hopeful Julián Castro urges Latinos to vote for Biden
Eight square-size pictures of young men and women appear over a white background.
Every 30 Seconds
2020 Election: The voting power of Latino youth
Izcan Ordaz, center, has been spending more time with his parents Simon Ordaz, left, and Xochitl Ortiz during the pandemic.
Every 30 Seconds
For this young Latino, spending more time with family is an upside to the pandemic
churros on a plate
Old Mexican recipes going as far back as the 1700s made available during lockdown as e-books
The double yellow center lines are shown through the middle of the photograph with a downed power lined stretches across the road blocking passage.
Natural disasters
Laura blasts Gulf Coast with wind, rain and wall of seawater
A man in a suit and woman wearing a pink dress look at each other on a screen with smaller boxes of peoples' faces above them
Lifestyle
Zoom weddings: A blessing in disguise?
People attend a bilingual health care town hall sponsored by local organizations that work in Latino voter outreach, disability advocacy and community health at the Ability360 Center in Phoenix, July 5, 2017. Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake were invit
Every 30 Seconds
As Election Day nears, it’s not just about winning the ‘Latino vote.’ It’s about making a real connection.
The rear of a red fire truck is shown with lights on outside of a building with trees in the background.
Global Politics
US orders China to close its consulate in Houston
Dallas County voter Maria Cruz, left, along with her daughters Catalina and Susana Cruz, voted in Tuesday's primary runoff in Texas.
Every 30 Seconds
Trump, Biden boost efforts to reach Texas Latino voters
Tianna Spears says she faced racial discrimination by US border officials while working as a US diplomat posted in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Global Politics
Former US diplomat attests to racial discrimination in diplomatic corps
Genetically modified mosquiito
Environment
EPA approves field trials of genetically modified mosquito
Four Black American women activists wearing yellow shirts and holding protest signs stand in a field near a fence.
Conflict & Justice
From Louisiana to Taiwan, environmental activists stand up to a major plastics company
City Council of Arlington, Texas
Environment
Racial justice movement spurs a Texas city council to bar fracking expansion
Izcan Ordaz, an 18-year-old high school graduate in Fort Worth, Texas, will vote in his first US presidential election this November.
Every 30 Seconds
Black Lives Matter protests are shaking up how this young Latino voter views US politics
Hurricane Katrina aerial view
Justice
Quest for racial justice in US must include environmental and climate issues, activists say
People with signs and raising fists
This African American in Ghana says making Juneteenth a federal holiday is a ‘small gesture.’ She urges police reform.
Un grupo de mujeres sonrien y miran a un politico hablar.
Every 30 Seconds
Las mujeres latinas: La clave para ganar el voto latino en las presidenciales de 2020.
Latino leaders and immigration reform supporters gather at the University of Colorado to launch a voter registration campaign to mobilize Colorado's Latino, immigrant and allied voters on Oct. 28, 2015.
Every 30 Seconds
The key to winning the Latino vote in 2020? Latinas.
Foto en Blanco y negro del Presidente Kennedy y su esposa rodeados de musicos.
Every 30 Seconds
La conquista del voto latino en las elecciones presidenciales: Una historia de larga data
Izcan Ordaz, an 18-year-old high school senior in Fort Worth, Texas, poses for a photo while walking down steps wearing a navy blue Ralph Lauren polo.
Every 30 Seconds
This Latino teen voter worries about prom, graduation — and the economy
People gather around a coffin on a boat
COVID-19
Mourning in the midst of a pandemic
A voter stands at the registration table before receiving their ballot during the Democratic presidential primary election at Madero Middle School in Chicago, Illinois, March 17, 2020.
Every 30 Seconds
Amid coronavirus, grassroots groups move online to capture Latino vote
A police officer wears a face mask to prevent contracting coronavirus, as Muslim pilgrims pray at Kaaba in the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 27, 2020.
Saudi Arabia imposes travel ban to Mecca over coronavirus
A portrait of Antonio Arellano, interim executive director for Jolt Action.
In Texas, youth groups hope to turn the state purple in November
Flowers are seen on the star of late singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez after it was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, on November 3, 2017.
Music
What Selena’s life and legacy tell us about Latinx identity today
A mural of the Beatles
Music
How the Beatles created a sense of ‘place’ for this Argentinian American
Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Dončić
Slovenian NBA player Luka Dončić rises to global stardom
A section of a slatted border fence is shown with greenery in the nearground and dark clouds in the distance.
Borders
Federal judge bars Trump from building border wall with military funds
Police officers stand guard near the site of a shooting
Racially and ethnically motivated terrorism rose alarmingly in 2018: US State Department
A group of people hold candles during a vigil at a memorial.
Extremism
Students at El Paso school district want to ‘set example’ for future generation
A close-up of a woman speaking
Extremism
US and Mexico need to ‘work against a discourse of hate and racism,’ ambassador says
Protesters hold signs that say "We can end gun violence."
Mass shootings aren’t growing more common — and evidence contradicts common stereotypes about the killers
A big black ribbon adorns the gate of the Rafael Veloz elementary school in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Extremism
El Paso vigil organizer reflects on white supremacy and guns
Men in uniform open the door to a house.
Immigration
A new Trump administration policy could lead to more US citizens being deported
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, standing near Rep. Joaquin Castro, speaks to the news media after she and other members of Congress toured two Border patrol stations.
Borders
Rep. Judy Chu: CBP agents ‘must be held accountable’ for secret Facebook group
Julián Castro
US politics
Julián Castro makes climate change a central theme of his presidential campaign
A painter works on a mural of a school building
Education
No Spanish allowed: Texas school museum revisits history of segregation
A woman stands in front of a banner reading "End Family Detention"
Immigration
As Trump eyes more family detention, experts say it puts kids at risk