Texas

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
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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A man points his finger at a yellow billboard with black writing in Vietnamese and English
Protest
Backlash over anti-racist billboard challenges Houston’s Vietnamese American community
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
City Council of Arlington, Texas
Environment
Racial justice movement spurs a Texas city council to bar fracking expansion
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
Man inside van sits next to coffin with Pakistan flag draped over, others standing nearby in close quarters
Education
Her cousin was killed in a school shooting, but this exchange student decided to stay in the US
Agent in uniform stands on bridge looking over green river
Immigration
This is what the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy on the border means for people fleeing violence
Inter-Korean Peace Through The Eyes of a North Korean Defector
Full Episode
Arts, Culture & Media
Searching for Jandek
Arts, Culture & Media
Austin Airport Art
Arts, Culture & Media
DJ Screw Plays with Time
Arts, Culture & Media
DJ Screw Plays with Time
Arts, Culture & Media
Chili Gumbo
Arts, Culture & Media
Girl in a Coma
Arts, Culture & Media
Bonus Track: “Static Mind”
Woman walking on sidewalk, wearing a backpack
Education
A court ruling offers some relief to this Texas high school student. But will it last?
Solid-looking building with US flag in front, fences, and many people waiting outside
Global Politics
With papers, my brother-in-law could be worth more than a dollar a day to the world
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Justice
Meet the women who escorted Jane Doe to her abortion
Flooded Houston
Economics
Human trafficking is a hidden aftermath of natural disasters
Floods
Health
For domestic abuse survivors, finding safety amid natural disasters is ‘very complicated’
Hundreds of people are gathered in a room. Some are seated at tables and have water bottles, some pillow or blankets with them. A large screen is set up to broadcast news about Tropical Storm Harvey.
Justice
A looming immigration law is hurting Houston’s ability to help undocumented residents in wake of Harvey
Workers raise a fence in front of white kevlar tents
Justice
A private prison company with a troubled past looks to reopen an immigration detention facility in Texas
Back of agent looking over river
Justice
This underground railroad took slaves to freedom in Mexico
SXSW
Arts
Here’s how to experience SXSW from your living room
Help wanted sign on restaurant window
Economics
Like many undocumented restaurant workers, staying in the US is a simple calculation for this waiter
Young man making art on a wall
Justice
A 19-year-old undocumented student — authorized to be in the US — was detained and then let go by federal agents
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Justice
Why a hate crime survivor tried to save the life of his would-be killer
Front of building with sign for Prairieland Detention Center
Economics
In a small Texas town, a new private detention center for transgender migrants brings jobs — and concerns
Students in a classroom talking to each other at desks
Education
California will soon provide ethnic studies classes for all high schoolers. Here’s why.
Residents of Chicago's Englewood neighborhood gather for a candlelight vigil against gun violence.
Conflict
This new book looks at all the kids killed by gun violence on a random day in America
Woman on street holds sign showing farmworkers marching in black and white photo
Justice
50 years later, protesters re-enact a farmworker strike that is scarcely mentioned in the history books
Musician Adrian Quesada grew up on the bordertown of Laredo, Texas
Arts
A musician’s view of growing up in a border town
A simple bed with a colorful blanket
Justice
Advocates say another privately operated immigration detention center for women and children is the wrong approach
Reza Jamayran poses in front of an image of a childhood hero, Lucky Luke.
Culture
If you want to convey a sense of lawlessness in Persian, Turkish or Norwegian, just say ‘Texas’
Larry Hagman at JR in Dallas, watched around the world.
Culture
Talking Texas in Iran
Pamela Geller is a political blogger and the founder of the “American Freedom Defense Initiative,” which is described by some as a hate group.
Belief
A Texas imam says Muslims are better off ignoring this woman’s anti-Islamic hate group — and others like it
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Conflict
Memories of fleeing Vietnam, landing in Idaho and asking people for candy
The architecture at the University of Texas at El Paso owes a lot to the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. It all dates back to a National Geographic article in 1914.
Culture
Tourists spend thousands of dollars to schlep to Bhutan when they can just go to El Paso
This is the first RAPIDO house, located in Brownsville, Texas.
Development
A custom three-bedroom house for $69,000? Welcome to the new model for disaster relief.
Ahmed al-Jumaili, who was killed in Dallas last week, had recently joined his wife Zahraa in Dallas after emigrating from Iraq.
Justice
A killing in Dallas has the Muslim community on edge
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Food
For Thanksgiving, this family shares homemade tamales and some tips for making them
Conflict & Justice
A gun-toting congress?
Global Politics
Galveston residents: ‘Show me the money!’
The chapel of the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas
Conflict & Justice
Phil Collins is more than a drummer, singer and songwriter. He’s also obsessed with the Alamo
Conflict & Justice
DNA evidence exonerates 21st prisoner in Dallas, Texas
Fracking site in North Dakota
Environment
Fracking went on trial and a Texas family beat the industry
Fracking site in North Dakota
Environment
Fracking went on trial and a Texas family beat the industry
Conflict & Justice
Tensions high on US-Mexico border after fatal shooting of Mexican teen
Business, Economics and Jobs
Some Latinos at SXSW feel the startup ecosystem leaves them out in the cold
Business, Economics and Jobs
Some Latinos at SXSW feel the startup ecosystem leaves them out in the cold
A grandson hugs his grandfather after both were apprehended by Border Patrol in Hidalgo, Texas. (Photo: Mónica Ortiz Uribe)
Conflict & Justice
As Illegal Crossings Rise in Texas, a Cat-and-Mouse Game With Border Patrol Intensifies
Could Nadal Hasan Become the 1st Soldier Put to Death in 50 Years?
Trial Begins for Fort Hood Army Base Shooting Suspect
Global Politics
Marathon filibuster kills abortion bill, puts Texas Senator into national spotlight
Global Politics
Texas Democrats discussing prospects for turning state blue — or at least purple
Global Politics
Along Texas border, residents aren’t eager for more intense security
Mexicans near border rely on Texas media for news on drug violence
Cities on both sides of the border struggle as Mexico’s drug war rages