Alex Arriaga
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Austin, TX, United States
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Asian restaurants and Chicago employment agencies accused of exploiting Latino workers in Midwest
The story, produced in collaboration with the Chicago Sun-Times, explores the practices of Chicago labor agencies that provide Latino workers to Asian restaurants across the Midwest, including in Wisconsin, under what the Illinois attorney general charges are illegal and exploitative conditions. → Read More
Texas lawmakers battle with Land Office over transparency in Alamo restoration
Lawmakers who agreed earlier this year to dedicate tens of millions of dollars to update the Alamo are now asking for greater transparency about how the money is being spent. → Read More
New memorial on Capitol grounds will honor Texans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan
225,000 Texan service members have deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, and more than 600 have sacrificed their lives. A monument to be installed Dec. 2 on Texas Capitol grounds will pay tribute to them and their families. → Read More
Texas' homeless youth slip through cracks of disjointed support system, new report says
Homeless youth in Texas are inadequately supported due to a spotty system of programs and resources, according to a new report released Wednesday. → Read More
Counterprotesters say white supremacists, not Russian Facebook ads, drew them to rally
Counterprotesters at a rally in Houston last year say their presence wasn’t influenced by the Russian Facebook ad but by the white supremacists who said they would attend. → Read More
TCEQ toxicologist, who has questioned ozone risks, appointed to EPA advisory board
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday it had appointed Michael Honeycutt, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's chief toxicologist, as chairman of the federal agency's Science Advisory Board. → Read More
Texas insurers to cover advanced breast cancer screenings
A new law will require insurance companies to cover 3-D mammograms for Texas patients. The advanced screening technology allows for early detection of cancer and reduces false positives. → Read More
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick releases Hurricane Harvey-related interim charges
As recovery efforts in southeast Texas continue after Hurricane Harvey, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Thursday released a list of Harvey-related topics for Texas Senate committees to look into ahead of the next legislative session. → Read More
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus calls for removal of "inaccurate" Confederate plaque
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus asked the State Preservation Board to take down a plaque at the Capitol that asserts that slavery was not the underlying cause of the Civil War. → Read More
Ahead of 2019 session, Speaker Joe Straus orders Texas House to research Harvey issues
"We know that this is not going to be a normal legislative interim," Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said Thursday as he directed House committees to research policy issues related to Hurricane Harvey. → Read More
Fewer Texans were uninsured in 2016, but state still has largest health coverage gap
More Texans are insured now than they were four years ago — but the state is still home to 4.5 million people without health coverage, the largest share in the country. → Read More
Child therapists fear new Texas policy will deepen funding cuts
Therapists who work with disabled children in their homes saw a glimmer of hope this year, when Texas lawmakers decided to restore some of the funds they cut for such services in 2015. It was short-lived. → Read More
Wisconsin inmates report despair, little counseling in solitary confinement that can stretch on for years
Prisoners recount suicide attempts, mental harm and lack of services in solitary confinement; former Waupun psychologist describes harsh treatment of inmates. → Read More
Strong public support, pleas from grieving family fail to move Wisconsin on gun background checks
18 states require checks in private sales; the NRA counters that such measures ‘cost law-abiding gun owners time, money, and freedom’ → Read More
My Experience in Developing ‘El Remedio’ at the J-School Hackathon
As a Latina journalist, I have always sought to tell narratives of the Hispanic community that I belong to. At the PBS MediaShift Hackathon at Arizona State University, I had the opportunity to take that interest in a startup direction and research and pitch an idea that would serve the Hispanic community of Phoenix and beyond. I had the opportunity to represent the University of… → Read More