Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

This report summarizes the issues the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encountered when developing regulations for "carbon pollution" from existing power plants as part of the Clean Power Plan, and describes how the EPA resolved these issues.

This report discusses certain measures of the U.S. labor market "dynamism" or "fluidity"--including job reallocation, worker churn, and geographic labor mobility-- which some observers note have been declining for the past 20 years or more.

Weekly newspaper from Aransas Pass, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The extent to which a judge may refuse to apply the law of a jurisdiction outside ofthe United States in certain family law disputes (RQ-0083-KP).

Discussed the history of labor unionism in the area, the connections between labor and civil rights, and the political implications of organized labor.

Discussed his working-class family background, the educational and social barriers to social mobility for Hispanics in the area, and the importance of being active in civil rights struggles.

Discussed the history of LGBT activism in the Golden Triangle, her memories of Klan activity in Port Arthur, and the continuing struggles of the gay community.

Discussed the labor movement since the 1950s, the nature of work in the oil industry, and the challenges that have faced organized labor since the mid-20th century.

Richard Orton's family came from Nacogdoches, but he spent most of his childhood in Midland. He went to UNT and then moved to Austin, where he worked at one of the first rape crisis centers in the nation. He also founded an organization to help and educate others about child sexual abuse. Orton is a photographer, which is how he became involved with the Upshaw family, who are the descendants of freed slaves who founded County Line, a community near Nacogdoches. Mr. Orton began a photograph project documenting the community, which is now a book. Mr. Orton described his career helping to found rape crisis centers, working with child sexual abuse victims, and his connections to the County Line community, founded by freed slaves.

Mr. Garrett was born just outside Marshall, Texas in the late 1940s. He went to college at Wiley College in Marshall and participated in a March after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Soon after graduating, Mr. Garrett began his career working in the Lufkin State School. During the interview, Mr. Garrett discussed his life working for the Lufkin State School which housed (voluntary and involuntary) disabled individuals in multiple capacities (40+ years), he discussed his role in trying to provide social services for the Lufkin community as well through various organizations.

Macario Ramirez was born in 1937 in San Antonio. His family were migrant farm workers and traveled to the Midwest every year. He was in the military from 1956-59. Upon his return from the war, he gets involved in War on Poverty programs. Mr. Ramirez worked in Labor Training Programs in San Antonio, which eventually leads him to move to D.C. and work with a Man Power Training Program through the Department of Labor. He arrives in Houston and founded Casa Ramirez, a space that celebrate and provides culture and folklore to the Mexican American community of Houston.

Louise Villejo was born in 1953 in San Antonio, TX. She migrated to Houston when she was three years old and grew up witnessing white flight in the Sunnyside neighborhood in Houston. After attending Catholic schools, she become involved in the University of Houston Mexican American Youth Organization. Villejo talks about how she was a leader in Mujeres Unidas, an organization where Chicana feminists addressed women's issues and developed Teatro Mujeres Unidas. At this time, she was involved in cross-racial efforts as a ethnic student council representative. Villejo also discusses her participation in and experiences with some of the major Chicana and mainstream feminist conferences, including the 1975 Chicana Identity Conference, the 1975 International Women's Year Conference in Mexico City, and the 1977 International Women's Year Conference. She describes the Jose Campos Torres incident and the Moody Park Rebellion. She ends the interview by talking about her involvement in Latina/o patient advocacy, something she has dedicated her adult life to.

Butch Escobedo recounted role in the Alonzo I & II decision & political reform in Corpus Christi.

Ms. Ellis works for the hospital system in Lufkin and San Augustine. While attending SFA, she became involved in local politicss after noticing other active Democrats. She is the current chair of the Democratic Party in Nacogdoches County. She describes, in her interview, the current political climate in Nacogdoches, the people running for office, and their political platform.

Vilsen Salinas was born and raised outside Lubbock, Texas. After graduating from Texas Tech University, Salinas joined the military and saw action in Vietnam. In Vietnam he suffered injuries and was exposed to Agent Orange. When returning to the U.S., Salinas held various professional jobs and eventually entered and graduated from George Washington University’s law school. He then began to practice law in Lubbock, Texas.

This article reports on the characterization of the different antioxidant mechanisms of tomato plants subjected to heat stress, salinity stress, or a combination of both stresses.

Photograph of theatre practice on day 8 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. A group of performers can be seen on stage on the right side of the photograph, facing away from the camera. Staff members can be seen across from the performers. One woman is holding a stack of papers out for a student to read. A girl can be seen sitting in foreground in the bottom portion of the photograph, facing away from the camera.

Photograph of theatre practice on day 8 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Performers can be seen on stage in the center of the photograph, lined up in a row. They are in motion, turning around to face to the left of the camera.

Photograph of a group of girls in the makeup room on day 8 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. A woman is sitting at a table, looking at two girls standing across from her. The girls have their backs turned to the camera. A third girl is standing on the far right side of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera. Packages of makeup wipes and a stack of paper plates can be seen on the tabletop.

Photograph of two girls in the makeup room on day 8 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The girl on the left can be seen standing across from a mirror on the far right side of the photograph. In the mirror, she can be seen wiping her right eye with a makeup wipe. There is a red heart on her left cheek. The girl on the right can be seen in the mirror, applying eyeliner.

Photograph of a letter board display listing upcoming programs sponsored by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL), taken on day 8 of the 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The display reads: "Upcoming Programs Season 39[,] June 2016 [--] Poets N Jazz 5 Battlin With Words [--] Comedy with Meshelle [--] Jazz with Martha Burks [--] 32nd Annual Summer Youth Arts Institute Tina Against All Odds The Musical."

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.