Search results for

Hannah Arendt came of age in Germany as Hitler rose to power, before escaping to the United States as a Jewish refugee. Arendt’s time as a political prisoner, refugee and survivor in Europe informed her groundbreaking insights into the human condition, the refugee crisis and totalitarianism. A PBS documentary” Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny” takes a closer look at one of the most fearless political writers of modern times who still inspires us today.

Texas lawmakers approved legislation, House Bill 7, allowing private citizens to sue manufacturers, distributors, and providers of abortion-inducing drugs, including mail-order pills, for at least $100,000 in damages. The bill aims to restrict access to medication abortion by creating a private right of action and has been described as a potential model for other states seeking to curb abortion access.

Edgewood ISD votes to censure trustee; TX Democrat gears up to announce US Senate run; SAWS offers incentives for fall gardening

Bexar County to purchase more ballot printers; Attorney criticizes new abortion pill law; Tejano artist announces cancer diagnosis

Petrie Dish host Bonnie Petrie sits down with Public Health Watch reporter Raquel Torres to talk about her story on the Alzheimer's crisis in the Rio Grande Valley, as well as a $3 billion proposal to fund Alzheimer's research in Texas that won't go forward unless Texans say yes at the polls in November.

Minors banned from buying THC products; No criminal charges pursued in 2022 migrant flight case; COSA employees see raises

Sociologist Joanna Dreby interviewed 99 young adults in New York to examine the impacts of enforcement-first approaches to immigration policy.

Councilwoman censured over DWI arrest; Burbank, Luling cancel football game over threat; Who gets to call themselves "doctor?"

How do we deal with deep loss and grief? For local author and poet Cyra Sweet Dumitru, it was journaling and writing poetry that helped find a way to recovery.The author joins us with the Children’s Bereavement Center to discuss her time as a volunteer at the center and how that helped her heal from a very personal death loss in her life.

Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is set to die on October 16. There is mounting evidence that Roberson's daughter, Nikki Curtis, didn't die from shaken baby syndrome but from illness. And Texas could be on the verge of executing an innocent man.