Mexican citizens in Texas prepare to vote in landmark presidential election
People living in Texas who have registered to vote in the Mexican elections could elect the country’s first female president next month. Full Story
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Maria Probert Hermosillo is an audience fellow and an international student from Monterrey, Mexico, studying journalism and economics at the University of Texas at Austin. Maria has worked for the campus paper, The Daily Texan, as an audio producer and director of Texan en Español, the Spanish-language translation department. She previously was an intern for Community Impact and covered central Austin. Maria enjoys spending her free time with friends and family, reading and binge-watching historical fiction shows.
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![Selene Dominguez, of Coalición de Apoyo al Migrante en su Nuevo Avance (Camina), aids Esther Aguirre set up an appointment with the Consulate General of Mexico, at the Austin Public Library’s Southeast Branch on May 9, 2024. Dominguez aids Mexican citizens living in central Texas get informed of the services the consulate is able to provide such as applying for passports and registering to vote.]()
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Here’s what the law says about protesting on Texas college campuses
Students can generally peacefully protest, regardless of their viewpoint, but colleges and authorities may enforce some restrictions and criminal laws to maintain peace and order. Full Story
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Texas wildfires: how to help and how to stay safe
As firefighters work to put out the largest wildfire in Texas history, here’s a guide to fire weather watches, safety tips and how to find organizations collecting donations to directly help local residents, including farmers and ranchers. Full Story
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How Mexican citizens in Texas can vote in Mexico’s 2024 elections
About 240,000 Mexican citizens in Texas already are eligible to vote this summer, when voters could elect Mexico’s first female president. Full Story
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