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Texas’ homeless suffer due to lack of public housing as public camping is criminalized

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By Barbara Rodriguez, J. Robin Moon, Stephanie Sy Verified, Frank Carlson Verified
| PBS NewsHour Verified
Amid a housing affordability crisis, cities across the U.S. have been struggling with their unsheltered populations. Two years ago, Austin, Texas, decriminalized activities related to homelessness. But this year, citizens voted to re-criminalize them — as the state banned public camping. For our "Searching for Justice" series, Stephanie Sy reports on what these efforts mean for the unhoused. Amna Nawaz: Well, cities across the country are struggling with homelessness. Austin, Texas is among them.
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How Houston’s First Pregnant Councilmember Is Using Her Power to Enact Change

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By Barbara Rodriguez
| Next City Verified
Originally published by The 19th. Abbie Kamin could not keep food down. She was hit with bouts of debilitating pain. Some days, she could barely get out of the bed. Yet all the while, Kamin worked. It was a rough first trimester, but the global pandemic offered a strange silver lining for the Houston city council member: Kamin spent last summer joining council meetings from bed. During the worst of her morning sickness she disabled video, even though it made colleagues suspicious.
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What Tishaura Jones’s Mayoral Win Says About the Political Power Of Black Women

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By Barbara Rodriguez
| Ms. Magazine Verified
Tishaura Jones became the latest with a Tuesday win to become the first Black woman mayor of St. Louis. Mayor-Elect Tishaura Jones. (Twitter) This story originally appeared on The 19th. Tishaura Jones was elected Tuesday as the first Black woman mayor of St. Louis, the latest in a recent surge of Black women running for and being voted into positions of power in major U.S. cities. Jones, the city’s treasurer, was making her second run after losing the 2017 Democratic primary by fewer than 900 votes.
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