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In the United States, areas that are on the low end of the socioeconomic spectrum are exposed to micro climate heatwaves – more often and for longer duration than other parts of the same city. These are urban heat islands and they are lethal to the residents.

Sixty million people have recently fled wars, persecution and the effects of climate change, a figure that could rise to 1 billion by 2050. In her latest book, Sonia Shah posits that the migration in animals, plants, and humans is not disruptive behavior to be quelled or feared, but a biological imperative.

Steven Pedigo gives us his take in a recent 'New York Times' guest essay titled 'Texas is the future of America.' Pedigo is the founding executive director of the LBJ Urban Lab and a professor of practice at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.

In addition to the physical and emotional impact, the inability to purchase menstrual supplies like pads and tampons can have social and economic implications, as it may cause people to miss work or school, and COVID has only exacerbated period poverty.What can be done to ensure accessible, affordable, and safe period products for those who need them?

Redistricting now and yesterday. How a battle over diluting minority voting power played out 50 years ago.

San Antonio's population is changing and as a result, City Council districts could get a makeover by next summer. Single member districts are supposed to have approximately equal populations but the largest number of residents now live in in District 8, making it more than a third larger than District 5.

New reporting shows that state regulators haven't kept up with the pace of expansion of quarries in the Hill Country. Area residents who have been left to deal with the impacts are now demanding stricter enforcement of environmental and health standards.

How will Texas' new research center aid national efforts to improve diagnosis and care, and find ways to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s and related dementias, in Latino populations?

Caregiving for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other dementias often becomes the responsibility of family members, and can present a plethora of medical, legal, logistical and economic challenges. What happens when you have to become your parent's parent?

GOP candidate John Lujan and Democrat Frank Ramirez are running to represent District 118 — a seat in the Texas House of Representatives recently vacated by State Rep. Leo Pacheco — which covers portions of south and east Bexar County.