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The Texas Tribune

• “Why did I come to America?” Black asylum-seekers from Africa face unique challenges in the U.S.

• Meet the small-town student activists emerging in Texas after the mass shooting in Santa Fe

• Fifteen years after landmark gay rights case, same-sex couples in Texas still face challenges in court

• "Women can do this": Female inmates in Texas find fulfillment in learning technical skills, but they have fewer options than men

• How Democrats in Texas are trying to win over one of America’s most ethnically diverse counties

• Report: Women at Texas community colleges aren’t getting the kind of birth control they want

• In this Texas Democratic primary, the Clinton/Sanders divide still lingers

• For girls in the Texas foster care system, teen pregnancy is 5 times more likely

• Austin has mandated paid sick leave for workers, but Texas lawmakers are already working to reverse it

• How a federal proposal could affect millions of dollars in Texas workers’ tips

• Texas schools suspended tens of thousands of students in second grade or younger, report says

• Fight over Texas' Confederate symbols continues across the state

Teen Vogue

• ​How Tumblr's Porn Ban Could Put Sex Workers at Risk

• Chicago's Missing Black Women and Girls Prompted Aziya Roberts to Start Organizing

• Wendy Carrillo, a Former Undocumented Immigrant, Is Taking a Stand Against Donald Trump

Texas Monthly

• ‘Homecoming’ Is Beyoncé’s Ode to the Power and Creativity of Blackness

Austin Chronicle

• Sassy's Brings Its Vegetarian Soul Food to East Austin

TVGUIDE.COM

• The Woman Who Inspired the DCOM Classic The Color of Friendship Reflects on Its Legacy

USA Today

• A government test allowed hundreds of black men to suffer. Here’s how their families want them to be remembered

• Why these LGBT groups are protesting Pride

• Black girls are seen as ‘less innocent’ than white girls, study finds

Naturally curly

• Do You Not See Yourself in the Beauty World? Here's Where You Can Find It.

• Hair Relaxers: What You Should Know

• My secret to a poppin’ twistout

Politico

• California counties push for all-out fracking ban