Texas Latino Policy Symposium

Texas is Not Financing College Readiness

Texas boasts about its economic power and its investment in economic development, but it doesn’t ensure that there are high standards for math and science. It really does create a double standard when you start…

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Civic Engagement / Civil Rights / Electoral Power

Paid Sick Days: Workers Bienestar (Well-Being) Unfullfilled!

Over 4 million Texas workers, half of them Latinos, have their economic mobility impeded because they lack employer-based paid sick leave. The 87th State Legislative Session preferred focusing on divisive issues and corporate hand-outs versus…

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Labor/Employment / Public Policy-Making / Women

Latinas and Covid – 19 Workforce Impact: Who’s…

The resilience and importance of Latinas to our families have always been apparent. Their pivotal population and economic contribution to Texas’s growth and future must no longer be undermined or ignored. Covid-19 magnified multiple gender…

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Labor Training / Labor/Employment / Public Policy-Making / Women

One and a half years since COVID: A…

Between the lingering impacts of last year’s economic shutdown and emerging variants of the coronavirus, the long-term effects of the pandemic on the workforce are still uncertain. Texas employment has returned to pre-pandemic levels, but…

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Health and Human Services / Health Workforce / Public Policy-Making

How Stressed Are Health Providers During the Covid-19…

Latina front-line Covid-19 health workers and providers experience negative effects in the workplace and at home. Their care to farmworkers, immigrants, the homeless, and people living in poverty led to high levels of stressors and…

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Civic-Voters / Demographic / Electoral Power

A Reflection on the Latino Vote in Texas

Political pundits have tried to make sense of the disappointing 2020 outcome in Texas for those of us who have wanted to see the state turn blue. In this essay, I provide my analysis of…

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Immigration / Public Policy-Making / Socio-Economic

Immigrants Economically Vital But Disparaged and Unjustly Treated

Immigrants are a vital part of Texas’ economy. Their consumer spending power totaled 120.3 billion dollars, and they paid $40.6 billion dollars in local, state, and federal taxes. They are significant economic contributors to every…

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Accountability / Civic Engagement / Electoral Power

Texas Legislature, Advocacy, and Latino Interest

One would expect Latino interests and concerns among the 87thLegislative Session’s budget priorities given they represent 40% of the states’ population and are a major reason for the state gaining 2 congressional seats: however, … Texas Legislature,…

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Accountability / Civic Engagement / Education

Latino Professors Over-Perform and Underpaid

Latino faculty representation and leadership is crucial across Texas’s higher education system. Yet, Latino/a faculty is experiencing wage inequities regardless of equivalent and better qualifications. A group of Latino/a professors at UT Austin have been…

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Texas Latino Policy Symposium

Texas is Not Financing College Readiness

Paid Sick Days: Workers Bienestar (Well-Being) Unfullfilled!

Latinas and Covid – 19 Workforce Impact: Who’s…

One and a half years since COVID: A…

How Stressed Are Health Providers During the Covid-19…

A Reflection on the Latino Vote in Texas

Immigrants Economically Vital But Disparaged and Unjustly Treated

Texas Legislature, Advocacy, and Latino Interest

Latino Professors Over-Perform and Underpaid

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