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Cinco de Mayo isn’t Mexico’s Fourth of July
Cinco de Mayo marks the historic Mexican victory over French forces in 1862—a moment that not only defied European imperialism, but also dealt a blow to…
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Ben Salinas
Local power is on the ballot in Texas today
Texas voters are casting their ballots that will decide the balance of power in cities and school boards across the state today.
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Poll: Texas Republicans could lose U.S. Senate race
An internal poll conducted by former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale showed Ken Paxton trailing Colin Allred by double-digits.
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Ben Salinas

April 2025

Texas Republicans just don’t want you to vote
The GOP-dominated Texas Legislature is considering a bill to ban cities and counties from mailing voter registration forms to residents.
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Texas Senate votes to bring Jim Crow back
The Texas Senate recently advanced a bill that would require a passport, original birth certificate, or citizenship papers in addition to a photo ID to…
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Ben Salinas
Medicaid cuts would devastate rural Texas communities
Healthcare access in rural Texas has continued to decline over the past decade as House Republicans in D.C. weigh cuts to Medicaid.
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Ben Salinas
Elon Musk set to tighten his grip over South Texas community
On the dusty outskirts of Boca Chica, Elon Musk’s vision of the future is quickly becoming a political reality.
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Ben Salinas
Texas Democrats need more than star power to win in South Texas
Tejano icon Bobby Pulido may draw a crowd, but if Texas Democrats are banking on celebrity status alone to win back South Texas, they could be in for a…
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Ben Salinas
The death of the “People’s Pope”
From the moment he stepped onto the balcony in simple white robes, Pope Francis signaled a papacy defined not by power, but by compassion, humility, and…
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Ben Salinas
Texas Democrats seek to rebuild their Blue Wall in South Texas after years of neglect
The region once dominated by Democrats for over century has been trending red for decades as the Texas Democratic Party lost touch with its rural Latino…
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Ben Salinas
Vouchers will destroy public education in South Texas
Many South Texas school districts are in the nation’s poorest zip codes and Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher bill threatens to put quality education…
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Ben Salinas
House Republicans determined to unseat Democrat Henry Cuellar despite his conservative record
Mayra Flores, a former Republican congresswoman from South Texas, recently announced that she has moved to Laredo to challenge long-time Democratic Rep…
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Ben Salinas
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