Jason Kao was a summer data visuals fellow during his senior year at Columbia University in 2021. Jason has worked as a graphics intern at The New York Times, where he covered U.S. immigration, C.E.O. pay, and protests in Puerto Rico and Hong Kong. He was also a news intern at Bloomberg News, where he reported on the intersection of race, labor and climate.
Lawmakers must redraw the state’s political maps to account for a decade’s worth of growth, but the process leaves enough room for political manipulation. Here’s how it’ll work. Full Story
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One of the Republican authors of the so-called critical race theory bill said the district is misinterpreting the new law’s ban on political activism. A school official called the language “vague.” Full Story
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The state’s Hispanic population is now nearly as large as the non-Hispanic white population, with Texas gaining nearly 11 Hispanic residents for every additional white resident since 2010. Those trends set up a pitched battle for political control when state lawmakers redraw legislative districts. Full Story
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Educators who spoke to The Texas Tribune overwhelmingly denounced the new social studies law going into effect Sept. 1. These are the provisions they say could cause problems for them — and Texas students. Full Story
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