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Difficulties again put Houston at center of Texas elections
Read full article: Difficulties again put Houston at center of Texas electionsA Democrat who is the top official in Texas’ largest county on Thursday acknowledged problems around Houston on Election Day that included paper ballot shortages and delayed openings of polling locations.
'A safe place.' For LGBT asylum seekers, a new shot at life
Read full article: 'A safe place.' For LGBT asylum seekers, a new shot at lifeA Massachusetts church that supports immigrants fleeing their countries for their sexual orientation has opened a new home for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender asylum seekers.
Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP
Read full article: Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOPTexas Republicans have approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and could decrease political representation for growing minority communities in the nation’s largest red state.
Voting rights advocates rally for stronger elections laws
Read full article: Voting rights advocates rally for stronger elections lawsThousands of voting rights advocates are rallying across the country Saturday to call for sweeping protections against a further erosion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Progressives see blueprint for next fights in eviction win
Read full article: Progressives see blueprint for next fights in eviction winA rare clash between the Biden administration and congressional Democrats may have created a blueprint for pressuring a White House that needs to walk a tightrope to satisfy all members of its party to pass its ambitious agenda.
Floyd's death spurs question: What is a black life worth?
Read full article: Floyd's death spurs question: What is a black life worth?In this June 1, 2020, photo, people gather near the Cup Foods grocery store where George Floyd died in Minneapolis. And for George Floyd, it was an accusation he used a fake $20 bill at a grocery store. The Movement for Black Lives is behind a push for local communities to defund police departments nationwide, and reinvest in struggling black communities to address economic inequality and disparities in education and health care. That is a big piece that I think we need to focus on.Last week, Floyds family forwarded their pleas for racial justice to the United Nations. Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights lawyer and former president of the Minneapolis NAACP, said the demand that black lives are valued like white lives must begin at the community level.