Stella M. Chávez
Stella M. Chávez is KERA’s immigration/demographics reporter. Her journalism roots run deep.
She spent a decade and a half in newspapers – including seven years at The Dallas Morning News, where she covered education and won the Livingston Award for National Reporting, which is given annually to the best journalists across the country under age 35. The award-winning entry was “Yolanda’s Crossing,” a seven-part DMN series she co-wrote that reconstructs the 5,000-mile journey of a young Mexican sexual-abuse victim from a small Oaxacan village to Dallas.
For the last two years, she worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where she was part of the agency’s outreach efforts on the Affordable Care Act and ran the regional office’s social media efforts.
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The Department of Public Safety and the Department of State Health Services are no longer following court orders to update someone's sex on driver's licenses and birth certificates. Transgender Texans and advocates say this could put their community at greater risk of being denied certain services and threaten their safety. -
“A shameful attempt to incite fear and score political points.” Criticism and condemnation came quickly from immigrant rights organizations — and Texas lawmakers on both sides of the aisle — after President Biden issued an executive order Tuesday that would limit asylum claims. -
Entrar a Estados Unidos sin permiso ya va en contra de una ley federal. En Texas, ahora también es un delito estatal, después de que el gobernador Abbott firmara una ley estatal de inmigración con sanciones estrictas. -
It's already against federal law to enter the U.S. without permission. In Texas, it's now a state crime too, after Gov. Abbott signed into law a state immigration bill with strict penalties. -
Refugee Services of Texas, the state’s largest resettlement agency, is shutting down after 45 years. RST made the announcement on Friday. -
A series of a domestic violence cases in the Muslim American community has advocates speaking out. Community leaders in Texas are organizing forums and educating others. -
Beneficiarios de DACA de todo el país, incluyendo Texas, van a reunirse con líderes y trabajadores del congreso el miércoles para urgirles a crear medidas de protección durante el periodo de tiempo antes de que los nuevos miembros del congreso entren a su término. -
DACA recipients from around the country, including Texas, will meet with Congressional leaders and staff on Wednesday and urge them to enact protective measures during the lame duck session.
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Republicans once again won top statewide seats in Tuesday's midterm election. That includes Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who will serve a third term after defeating Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke. -
La composición de los votantes de Texas es mucho más diversa hoy que durante las elecciones de 2016. Y parte de ese crecimiento es el resultado de un aumento de casi dos puntos porcentuales en el número de inmigrantes elegibles para votar.
