The white, middle- to upper-class college student is becoming a stereotype of the past. Today, students are more likely to be people of color, first-generation immigrants, LBGTQ+ people and/or people
The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2022 KIDS COUNT® Data Book today. The report includes recent household data for all 50 states and analyzes how children and families are
This week, the new Texas House Select Committee on Health Reform will begin hearings on its ambitious and important list of interim charges, from tackling the growth of health care
Some public officials believe more teachers should be allowed to carry guns, including Attorney General Ken Paxton, who believes more school staff should be trained and possibly armed to respond
The Policy Leaders of Texas Fellowship Program is an initiative sponsored by Every Texan that provides students with the necessary resources, knowledge, and social justice framework to champion issues in
At Every Texan, we believe that all Texans, regardless of race, background, gender, and financial status deserve to thrive and succeed in life. However, historical policies have created barriers for
Over the last decade, Texas spent more than $6 billion on the budget strategy called “border security.” From cries of “anchor” and “terror” babies to “invading hordes,” dehumanizing and fearmongering
Operation Lone Star (OLS) is neither efficient nor effective public policy. Continuing to fund OLS hurts all Texans, white, black, and brown, by wasting $4 billion on failed deterrence policies
I am gravely disappointed in the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, effectively upending decades of constitutional protection of reproductive autonomy. Without federal protection, abortion will be illegal
We Austinites love our weird city and we aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo in Texas — it’s what we’re known for. Regardless of our race, gender or place,
