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María Méndez is an audience engagement fellow for the 86th Texas Legislative Session. Méndez is a journalism and sociology senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she works at The Daily Texan and also developed a Spanish-language news aggregation service. Previously, she reported for the Austin American-Statesman’s breaking news desk and the Austin Chronicle’s news department.
Texas is growing at a rate of 1,000 people per day, and for the second year in a row, most of the people who moved to the state came from other countries in 2018. And the biggest growth in international migration isn't from Latin America. Full Story
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"I never anticipated that I would take a summer job at Wendy’s just so that I could replace a broken dishwasher,” said one high school English teacher who makes $45,000 per year. Full Story
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Across the country, experts and interest groups opposed to a border shutdown are weighing in about how a closure could affect people on both sides of the border. Full Story
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The state is keeping the list of voters it's reviewing secret, but county elections offices are supposed to tell individuals if they are on the list. Full Story
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Texas lawmakers are considering a proposal that would increase teacher pay by $5,000. We want to talk to teachers about their salaries. Full Story
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