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Just Breathe: Breathe & Rise Collective Offers Healing Breathwork for the People

From childhood grief to the discovery of the power of breathwork in college sports, the backstory of Love’s journey to Breathe & Rise Collective offers encouragement for all who struggle.

By Jennifer Lane

/ 15 May 2025

Just Breathe: Breathe & Rise Collective Offers Healing Breathwork for the People

In ‘Urinetown,’ New Works SA Tackles Water Justice While Centering Community, Accessibility, and Sustainability

Students at New Works SA are able to process complex global realities preparing for ‘Urinetown’ while living the joy of an authentic theater experience that provides roles they can grow into.

By James Courtney

/ 14 May 2025

In ‘Urinetown,’ New Works SA Tackles Water Justice While Centering Community, Accessibility, and Sustainability

Extreme Heat Roars Into Texas with Pre-Summer Reminder of Ongoing Climate Crisis

Sudden heat shock expected to stress bodies across the state this week as 2025 continues to manifest unprecedented levels of extreme heat for Texas and the planet.

By Greg Harman

/ 13 May 2025

Extreme Heat Roars Into Texas with Pre-Summer Reminder of Ongoing Climate Crisis

‘SUNAK’ (‘Awaken’) Music Video Release Celebrates Migration as a Birthright of All Beings

Ceiba ili’s new song, ‘Sunak,’ sung in Kotik and Spanish, has a buoyantly infectious flavor. Better yet: It is a jam with a message for our time.

By Greg Harman

/ 8 May 2025

‘SUNAK’ (‘Awaken’) Music Video Release Celebrates Migration as a Birthright of All Beings

Texas Voters Beat Back Book Banners in Katy, Fort Bend, & Mansfield ISD Elections

Texas school districts have banned hundreds of titles over the past few years, leading the country in banning books.

By Chris Walker

/ 8 May 2025

Texas Voters Beat Back Book Banners in Katy, Fort Bend, & Mansfield ISD Elections

‘Solidarity Forever’: International Worker’s Day Opens and Closes with Rallies in San Antonio, Texas

Against a backdrop of mass casualty embodied by the memorial to the 53 immigrants who died locked in a tractor trailer in 2022, organizers from a range of unions and worker-support organizations rallied crowds across San Antonio last week.

By Greg Harman

/ 5 May 2025

‘Solidarity Forever’: International Worker’s Day Opens and Closes with Rallies in San Antonio, Texas

Greg Abbott Could Defund San Marcos Police, Flood Control Over Resolution Decrying Israeli Violence

If the resolution passes, San Marcos would be the first city council in Texas to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. But the move could cost them funds that support expectant mothers and public safety.

By Kit O’Connell

/ 3 May 2025

Greg Abbott Could Defund San Marcos Police, Flood Control Over Resolution Decrying Israeli Violence

ICE Abuses, Punishing Floods Show the Cesar Chavez March in the RGV is Still Necessary

Even with their communities under assault, local elected leaders rising in solidarity are hard to find.

By Gaige Davila

/ 29 Apr 2025

ICE Abuses, Punishing Floods Show the Cesar Chavez March in the RGV is Still Necessary

In Booming Central Texas, Wastewater Is Polluting Rivers and Streams

A bill in the Texas Legislature would protect the last 21 pristine watersheds. But for years, previous attempts have been defeated by powerful homebuilders.

By Dylan Baddour

/ 29 Apr 2025

In Booming Central Texas, Wastewater Is Polluting Rivers and Streams

Is This a ‘Movement Moment’ Rising to Swamp Trump?

How to recognize the characteristics that make for powerful whirlwinds of protest against injustice and tyranny.

By Mark Engler

/ 25 Apr 2025

Is This a ‘Movement Moment’ Rising to Swamp Trump?

San Antonio Council Members Call for Tracking of Extreme Heat’s Impact on Residents

Advocates say the effort would begin repairing a system that fails to account for heat-related deaths across the community, a prerequisite for preventing needless suffering and loss of life. But Bexar County’s partnership remains uncertain.

By Greg Harman

/ 24 Apr 2025

San Antonio Council Members Call for Tracking of Extreme Heat’s Impact on Residents

Families Resisting Trump Efforts to ‘Eviscerate’ Rights for Students with Disabilities

Disability rights advocates are filing lawsuits as students, teachers and parents organize to protect education.

By Truthout

/ 24 Apr 2025

Families Resisting Trump Efforts to ‘Eviscerate’ Rights for Students with Disabilities