(he/him) is a Houstonian, writer, educator, curator, and organizer of Mexican and Salvadoran descent. He authored the short ...

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Around the country, university students report changes to campus clubs and activities, diminished research opportunities, and ...

Traditional Afghan wrestling—known as Pehlwani—is a popular pastime for boys in the south-central Asian nation.

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Lawmakers lacked the political courage for a floor vote at the Capitol on the Texas Dream Act, so state leaders took a coward ...

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Following mixed results for both sides, the far right says it won’t give up on targeting what little abortion access remains ...

Texas Monthly, Texas Highways, and Undark Magazine. He lives in Austin with his wife and three children.

Alexandra Villarreal is a freelance journalist and policy analyst. Her work has appeared in The Hechinger Report, The Guardian, NBC Latino, and The Associated Press, among other publications.

On April 15, Annie Fierro of the Workers Defense Action Fund arrived at a state House committee hearing in Austin to support a bill that sought to prevent workplace heat-related illnesses and deaths.