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![People harmed by the detention and deportation systems hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CoreCivic and Williamson County officials to account during a mock tribunal at the T. Don Hutto immigrant detention jail in Taylor, Texas, May 5, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2018_0508cb_2-400x300.jpg)
Survivor-Centered Tribunals Find ICE Guilty of Abuses, Push for Agency’s Abolition
Survivors' truth-commission-style testimonies loudly proclaim a path forward: abolition.
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Despite Disappointing Returns, Oil Driller Pushes Ahead With Fracking Near Rare Texas Wildlands
Apache's big oilfield dreams risk doing irreversible harm to an irreplaceable place.
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Texas Mother Recalls Being Forced to Bury Fetal Remains After Miscarriage in “Horrific” Ordeal
Texas passed a law last year saying all fetal remains had to be buried or cremated.
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Texas Charter School Asked Students to List “Positive Aspects” of Slavery
The assignment is part of a larger problem in the United States.
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In Texas, Teachers and Students Already Pack Heat in Classrooms. Is This Where the Nation Is Headed?
The deep problems with Texas's programs provide a cautionary tale.
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Texas Primaries See Surging Democratic Turnout and Record Number of Female Candidates
Mike Barajas, staff writer for The Texas Observer, discusses more.
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Could Texas Go Blue in 2018?
This may be the year it happens.
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Department of Education Rules That Texas Violated Rights of Disabled Students
The Department of Education recently ruled that Texas denied disabled students their right to an education.
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ACLU Investigation Reveals Texas Troopers Are Turning Traffic Stops of Immigrants Into Deportations
State troopers are essentially acting as deportation officers.
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Will Houston’s Post-Harvey Recovery Exacerbate Inequities or Build a More Just City?
Known as the “Petro Metro,” Houston is home to the country's largest refining and petrochemical complex.