Video: As more Texans die from fentanyl overdoses, advocates and experts urge harm reduction policies
Alyssa Pastrana was 21 years old when she died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at her home in Abilene. Full Story
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Lauren Santucci
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Lauren Santucci is a multimedia fellow at the Texas Tribune. Santucci is a visual journalist with the goal of humanizing social issues through personal stories. She received her masters in photojournalism and documentary filmmaking from Ohio University this year and holds an undergraduate degree in international relations and art history from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Santucci's work has been published by FRONTLINE PBS, NPR, The Guardian, and more. Her photography has also exhibited at Photoville in Brooklyn and the Detroit Institute of Arts.
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![The Fuentes family at a memorial for Alyssa Pastrana, 21, who died of an accidental fentanyl overdose last year in Abilene.]()
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“I’m still trying to recover”: Some Texans are still bearing the brunt of the 2021 winter storm
Last February’s winter storm left millions of Texans without power for days in subfreezing temperatures. Watch how one family whose home suffered extensive damage is preparing for the next round of cold weather. Full Story
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![Rhonda Boyce, 63, at her home in Cedar Creek on Dec. 8, 2021. Boyce, her daughter and her three grandchildren moved into a hotel room for nearly 10 weeks after the February 2021 winter storm damaged their home.]()
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Video: Afghan refugees resettling in Texas find help despite strained resources
Texas expects to resettle the second-highest number of Afghan refugees in the United States. Full Story
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![Women with their children try to get inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 16, 2021.]()
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Video: With abortions restricted in Texas, many leave the state to seek care at crowded Kansas clinic
About half the patients at Trust Women’s Wichita clinic come from out of state. Full Story
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![Taniya, an ultrasound sonographer, performs an ultrasound on a patient before she has a medical abortion at Trust Women clinic in Oklahoma City on Dec. 6, 2021.]()
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Video: South Texans adapt to near-total abortion ban with Plan B pills and trips out of state
In South Texas, poverty and immigration status compound the obstacles facing pregnant people seeking abortions. Full Story
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![A participant holds a sign during the 2021 Women’s March on Texas in downtown Houston on Oct. 2, 2021.]()
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Asylum-seeking families and children made up nearly half of July border crossings: “This is young mamas and daddies trying to save their families”
Migrant crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border reached a 21-year high in July. This video takes you to the epicenter: Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, where more crossings are happening than in any other region in the country. Full Story
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![Asylum seekers exit the respite center across the street from Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission on Aug. 3, 2021.]()
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“How are we different than other kids?”: A transgender student wrestler fights legislative efforts to restrict participation in school sports
If passed, Texas' anti-transgender legislation will require student athletes to play on school sports teams that don't align with their gender identity. Full Story
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![Eli was required to compete on his high school's women's wrestling team in Houston as his gender marker said female.]()
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With federal eviction ban expiring July 31, community organizers help Texans apply for rent relief
As the safety net for Texas tenants behind on rent begins to disappear, a 19-year-old Houston organizer helps Hispanic residents apply for emergency financial assistance. Full Story
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