Texas

Right to abortion is denied in Texas, affirmed in Albuquerque

Two polar opposite events affecting women’s right to choose abortion took place on Nov. 19. One was a 5 to 4…

November 26, 2013

Energy industry wants government to rescue its profits

For nearly a decade, the natural gas industry has drained valuable water resources, poisoned the land with dangerous chemicals, released…

November 24, 2013

Energy industry looks to government to save profits

For nearly a decade, the natural gas industry has drained valuable water resources, poisoned the land with dangerous chemicals, released…

November 12, 2013

Death row survivors, families & activists march for abolition

Activists marched down Congress Avenue from the Texas Capitol building in Austin on Nov. 2, chanting “Texas says death row,…

November 10, 2013

Energy industry looks to government to save profits

For nearly a decade, the natural gas industry has drained valuable water resources, poisoned the land with dangerous chemicals, released…

November 10, 2013

Courts strike 1-2 punch at reproductive rights

Reproductive justice took a one-two punch in unrelated court decisions on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. One court allowed a…

November 6, 2013

Health care for all? Catch-22 denies 8 million!

If you live in Texas and are one of the 1.5 million people who have low incomes and hoped to…

October 9, 2013

Texas death penalty is the REAL crime

In just one week in September, several events surrounding the death penalty in Texas go to the heart of its…

September 26, 2013

The struggle continues for women’s equality

The date of Aug. 26 was named Women’s Equality Day in 1971 because that’s the day in 1920 when women,…

September 4, 2013

Retroceso del derecho al voto: Sólo la lucha puede revertir fallo racista

Dos decisiones de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos la última semana de junio han provocado indignación entre las organizaciones…

July 10, 2013