Truthout
Texas
Privatized State Development Agencies Create Scandals Instead of Jobs
Analysis of Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, and Wisconsin gives other states roadmaps to avoid
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And the Prize Goes to… Genetically Modified Foods
This year's World Food Prize clearly supported genetically modified crops, but the conversation was one-sided.
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On the Border and in Cities, Skin Color Still Matters
The illegal arrest of a US citizen in texas has sparked a racially charged situation where immigrant relations are already tense.
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Will Every State Eventually Expand Medicaid?
The question of whether red state Republicans' poor constituents are eventually covered under the lawu2019s Medicaid expansion may ultimately come down to state budget realities.
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Women May Have to Win Back the Right to Vote Less Than 100 Years After Gaining It
A new voter ID law in Texas that declares the only acceptable ID will be a valid photo ID with your legal name on it makes it harder for …
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Texas State Trooper Checkpoints Meet Social Media
With tens of thousands of people up in arms about the checkpoints, there is momentum for reform.
No Longer Standing: Wendy Davis to Run for Governor of Texas
Rumors abounded that the next step would be a declaration of a run for the governoru2019s mansion. Now, itu2019s here. Davis is running.
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Climate Change Movement Shifts to Convey Urgency
Leaders in the climate justice movement say it is time to start leveraging activists' commitment against the greatest crisis humanity's ever faced.
Creationist Climate-Deniers Reviewing Texas Textbooks May Help Set a National Standard
Religious fundamentalists on the Texas Education Agency's textbook review panels could set a new national standard.
Civil Rights Groups Challenge Texas’s Voter ID Law in Federal Court
The NAACP and two other groups are filing suit to halt the state's voter ID law after a Supreme Court ruling in June.