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Eddie Lucio’s shady ties with the private prison industry

A recently resurfaced transcript shows State Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. admitting to making money from the prison industry. Lucio, a Democrat who has represented Brownsville for nearly 30 years has frequently come under fire from progressives for his right-wing stances on a...

What it means to ‘Defund the Police’

The phrase “defund the police” has been thrown around a lot in recent days — but what does it mean? It's a call to refocus law enforcement resources toward professionals trained to handle those social issues instead of the police. From left to right, elected officials...

A note to our readers

George Floyd, a proud son of Third Ward in Houston, Texas, was murdered in broad daylight and on camera by a police officer seven days ago. We, like you, were mortified to see yet another Black man have their life senselessly deprived of them. We, like you, were...