At the start of this week the Texas Senate Committee for Border Security held two more hearings over Operation Lone Star (OLS). In these meetings the committee was looking at the nearly $3 billion price tag of the mission broken down by each funded Texas agency. In...
A majority of the world’s population inhabits cities where climate risks and their impacts are becoming increasingly detrimental. Between 2015 and 2020, urban population growth has increased by over 397 million people, with 90% of that increase in less developed...
In response to continued violence in Ukraine the White House announced that the United States is prepared to welcome 100,000 refugees from Ukraine on Thursday March 24. Since Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, approximately 10 million people have been displaced in...
The threats from climate change are growing rapidly as global temperatures rise. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report warns that nature and humans may not adapt without swift climate action. Today, 3.3–3.6 billion people live in areas...
Covered in earlier posts, Title 42 is a Trump-era policy that has been maintained and defended by the Biden administration up to date. Heralded by conservatives as a necessary tool to slow mass migration at the southern border, and condemned by progressives as an...
On December 17, 2015, Senior U.S. District Court Judge Janis Graham Jack ruled that Texas violated the constitutional rights of foster children to be free from an unreasonable risk of harm caused by Texas. The Judge wrote, “Texas’ conduct shocks the conscience.” The...
