Graciela Olivárez reached law school without a high school diploma or a college degree. Before earning those credentials, she had already become an advocate for Mexican Americans and poor families.
Deport the Witness, Protect the Criminal A government cannot credibly promise to protect Americans while frightening crime victims and witnesses away from the police. Trump’s approach to immigration enforcement creates
Food safety is no place to gamble with people’s lives. Trump’s administration has pursued cuts to public health agencies and delayed an important food safety requirement while Americans are getting
For more than 30 years, Texas Republicans have been very good at one thing: giving voters somebody to fear. Immigrants. Crime. Socialists. Gays. Transgender people. Woke schools. The border. Election
This is John Whitmire’s third year as Mayor; he has quit blaming his predecessor for the problems, but he recently blamed the “Staff.” I guess I should be grateful that
I recently read an article there, and I told myself they are playing with statistics. There are lies, damn lies, and statistics. When an article gives numbers that suggest people
In 1918, Texas allowed women to vote in Democratic primaries for the first time. About 386,000 women registered for the July 27 primary. Black women, however, were still excluded from
Once a thief, always a thief? Sticky-finger Paxton, a pen, a wife- keep your eyes on him. Ken Paxton has had a long political career filled with investigations, indictments, impeachment,
When I was studying at Oklahoma State, I met numerous Indigenous people. They would often ask me what tribe I belonged to. I had no idea, what tribe I belonged
The riders gathered before the dust had even begun to drift across the Arroyo de los Guerras. It was the low, breathless hour before sunrise, when the chaparral looked gray
How Many Workers Must Die Before We Act? How many people must die? How many decades must pass before a known danger produces protection that actually reaches the people doing
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While I can be certain that my grandfather married a woman born in New Mexico, research suggests that South Texas and Northern Mexico Vaqueros herded cattle to the army bases
Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl: The Legend of the Two Volcanoes Long ago, when the valleys of Mexico were ruled by great cities and warriors marched beneath feathered banners, a princess named
I think the mayor saw the writing on the wall; Whitmire isn’t an oak that stands strong, but more like a reed that bends with the wind. I sensed he
Texas politicians have spent years promising property-tax relief. They raise homestead exemptions, compress school tax rates, send money to school districts, and then return the next session promising to do
When I was younger, we were warned that population growth might destroy us. There were too many people, we were told, and the planet could not support them all. People
I was already paying extra for storage from Google, so I decided to spend a little more and see what Google Gemini can do. Well, the $10.00 extra dollars gave
My youngest brother, Joel, recorded my parents around 2001-2002 and asked them questions about their early lives. I am very thankful to him because it adds to the story of
Lately, I have noticed the Chronicle’s constant attempts to attack the commissioners, especially the Democrats. Their story on taxes is bullshit. I don’t know if it was intentional, but someone
