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By Valeria Olivares, The Texas Tribune Local officials and experts in Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Fort Worth have expressed concerns in recent days that increasing coronavirus hospitalizations could overwhelm their intensive care capacities, with some saying it could happen in less than two
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Texas Senate Gives Initial OK To Congressional Lines Without New Hispanic District In D-FW - Garland Journal
This story, originally published in The Dallas Morning News, is reprinted as part of a collaborative partnership between The Dallas Morning News and Texas Metro News. The partnership seeks to boost coverage of Dallas’ communities of color, particularly in southern
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Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Overturn Roe v. Wade  | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
A woman’s right to choose has been the topic of both political and personal debate for decades, with the debate heating up. The historic Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade could be overturned as the Supreme Court hears a case that can overturn the abortion ruling and set a new precedent for pro-life
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Fort Worth Police Drop Rioting Charges Against Protesters : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR
The shift in Fort Worth is part of a national debate over how police and prosecutors should handle a range of charges stemming from nearly two weeks of widespread protests.
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Close Race Leads to Long Night for Senate Candidates in Texas
By Ashley Moss and Valerie Fields Hill In one of the most watched races in the nation by African American voters, Texas Sen. Royce West trailed up-and-comer Mary “M.J.” Hegar …
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HISD returning to in person instruction - DefenderNetwork.com
By Laura Onyeneho In an effort to address the education concerns impacting HISD students caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Houston Independent School District confirmed that the upcoming school year will be taught 100% in person. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the
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Black Women Who Have Run for U.S. President
Black women are among the Democratic Party’s most loyal supporters. As such, they have buoyed everyone from white men to a black man and, now, a white woman to the top of the ticket. Unlike Hillary Clinton, a black woman has yet to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. But that
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U.S. Life Expectancy Lowers a Year Amid Pandemic - The Washington Informer
Life expectancy in the U.S. dropped a year in the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics said in a report
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QAnon Backers Behind Pro-Trump Caravans Blocking Roads And Disrupting The Election
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Simone Biles Encouraged Gymnast Jordan Chiles Not To Quit The Sport. Now, They’re Heading To The Olympics Together. - Blavity
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Texas Democrats’ Official Wrapup: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly From Texas’ 87th Legislative Session - Texas Metro News
AUSTIN, Texas - After last night’s heroic eleventh hour walkout by Democrats to block anti-voter bill SB 7, sine die has finally arrived in Texas’ 87th legislative session - and with it, Texas Democrats’ official wrapup of the good, the bad, and the ugly from the last five months in the Texas
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SB1: Texas Republicans Pass Voter Suppression Law - Garland Journal
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Texas bill is the latest in a national GOP push to make voting less easy after President Biden defeated Donald Trump by seven million votes in November 2020. The underlying argument made by Republicans, which is part of the “big lie” messaging, is a manufactured need for “voter
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Atatiana Jefferson’s Sister Files $10 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The 28-year-old Black woman was killed in 2019 by a white Fort Worth police officer while playing video games with her nephew.
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For some time now in Texas, we have been well aware of significant health disparities between Caucasians in contrast to African Americans and
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Officials Announce Release of a Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Dallas Floodway Extension Project | Dallas Weekly
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District officials announce release of a draft programmatic agreement among the USACE, City of Dallas and the Texas State Historic Preservation Officer regarding the Dallas Floodway Extension Project
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Republicans Push Back against DC Statehood | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE - With GOP-led statehouses in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and other places advancing voter restriction laws, Congressman Dusty Johnson of South Dakota’s bill targets Washington, D.C. He is pushing for the District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion Act, which would leave just federal
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Votes to thwart election bills now - were needed even before 2020 - North Dallas Gazette
By Royce West Texas Senate Although some may question why the Texas Legislature is days away from the start of a Special Called Session, some know the ground was made fertile when the votes were counted from the November 2020 Elections. One could say outcomes of Texas legislative races at least
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Culture, fun served with a ‘family’-reunion flavor at Juneteenth Urban Music Festival - TSDMemphis.com
by Sydney Jones - Families, friends and some who journeyed alone enjoyed Black musical artists and took a deeper look into African customs while enjoying some of the best food trucks the city has to offer at the first Juneteenth Urban Music Festival held in Health Sciences Park in the Medical
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Justice Department sues Texas to stop two provisions in new GOP elections law from taking effect - Garland Journal
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