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Cancer is the leading cause of death among Latinos and this demographic also faces a greater risk for Alzheimer’s disease, but Latinos are largely underrepresented in clinical research trials. A program at UT Health San Antonio is working to close that gap.

During the COVID-related economic downturn, many families have had trouble making payments on the mortgage, auto loans, credit cards, student loans and other debt. How has debt collection been impacted by the pandemic? What consumer protections currently exist?

Following Texas' devastating winter freeze, a leaked call has revealed that one of the state's top energy regulators was more concerned with protecting the profits of out-of-state investors who benefitted from a spike in power prices during the storm than mitigating the financial impact on Texas utility companies and their customers.

In the year since COVID-19 emergence in the U.S., anti-Asian xenophobia and bigotry has grown exponentially. But this is not new — it's the culmination of more than a century of false stereotypes, racist tropes, targeted political rhetoric and even state-sanctioned discrimination against Asian people in the U.S. How can we break the cycle of hate?

A recent New York Times piece focused on police bargaining tactics and the so-called “playbook” police unions have used to win power nationwide, spotlighting San Antonio's history and influence in bargaining tactics now used by unions across the country.

Like many things in 2020, the pandemic significantly delayed the official U.S. Census count.

Gov. Abbott says bail reform is a legislative priority this year.

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The latest unemployment report showed fewer jobs created than expected — 260,000 vs. about 1 million — and many employers are having trouble finding workers, especially for lower-paying food service, retail and hospitality jobs.

Texas GOP lawmakers are considering legislation to ensure social studies teachers focus on what they consider to be “traditional history” and curtail discussion of certain race-related topics in K-12 classrooms, amid an ongoing nationwide debate about how schools should teach U.S. history and civics and whether or not to incorporate so-called "woke philosophies" like critical race theory into curriculums.