Category: Social Justice
April 22, 2026
Find out how Planned Parenthood South Texas is confronting cervical cancer through education, accessible care, and self-HPV tests!
April 20, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have finally begun leaving some U.S. airports.
April 16, 2026
A federal appeals court recently allowed a 2023 Texas law that aims to restrict public drag performances to move forward,…
April 14, 2026
Suzanne El-Haj, a first-generation student with roots in Palestine and Argentina, is an RGV-based organizer, storyteller and local food systems…
April 7, 2026
Review how abortion access has evolved over 10 years, and the current challenges faced in reproductive rights for all in…
March 31, 2026
Learn how Touching Infinite & the Bolt Cutter Collective combined music and activism to support families affected by ICE in…
March 25, 2026
Learn how the potential investment in Brownsville's new oil refinery poses negative environmental and health impacts on community members.
March 22, 2026
The Texas Women’s Privacy Act (SB 8), which became law in December 2025, is an anti-trans “bathroom bill” that prevents…
March 19, 2026
As recent scathing allegations about labor leader Cesar Chavez come to light, the community is shaken by his actions.
March 16, 2026
In this article we learn about the potential ICE detention centers in Texas and the RGV, including recent local expansions…
March 12, 2026
In this op-ed, written by Sheila Rosart, a safety aide volunteer at Planned Parenthood South Texas (PPST), Rosart highlights the…
March 11, 2026
Analyze the implications of the 2026 primary results, highlighting shifts in public opinion and what it means for the November…
March 6, 2026
New records show that months before ICE's deadly shootings, Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen was shot dead at…
February 25, 2026
As the primary elections are coming to a close, Legislation and Policy Beat Writer Joel Morales gives us a refresher…
February 2, 2026
Andrea Torres, a Valley native, organizer, and advocate for civic engagement in South Texas, wrote the following op-ed that addresses…
January 27, 2026
Learn more about Democrat Etienne Rosas, who is attempting to break into the Rio Grande Valley’s political scene against Vicente…
January 22, 2026
During the last months of 2025, the city of Brownsville’s one and only LGBTQ+ Task Force faced a possible dissolution…
January 14, 2026
Voces Unidas, a social justice organization in the RGV, hosts events and gatherings that promote care for the Valley’s people,…