Despite the growth of Latino political participation and demographic influence, civil-rights based advocacy is critical to change current political and policy power, and ‘break’ the generational social and economic disparities that persist.
Tag: Public Policy
All immigrants, regardless of citizenship status should have access to healthcare; its cost-effective, improves health, and a bonus for a stronger workforce and the economy.
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The Rio Grande Valley experiences disproportionately high rates of food insecurity which harms health and economic mobility. It reflects deeper structural inequities.
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The State Board of Education (SBOE) is undertaking a sweeping overhaul of social studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for all grades K–12. What will be the costs from the proposed changes? Latinos and allies rightly identify the cost as barriers to academic success and future adult opportunities – resulting from reductions in historical integrity and inclusivity (their contributions), and overall education quality.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) which claims no additional financial costs to the state, does not account for the full cascade of downstream implementation costs. Millions of unfunded education costs that will affect school districts, teacher preparation and historic sites and cultural institutions.
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Maternal health problems and risks disproportionately impact Latinas, particularly in rural underserved areas. By Claudia Azua, LTPC Fellow Texas LULAC, State Director for Women.
Equity-based policies that target non-medical drivers of health (NDOH) can address structural barriers to poor health. By Sabrina E. Cuauro, LTPC Fellow.
The Texas 89th Legislative Session: Latino Impact Report Series, produced by the Latino Texas Policy Center (LTPC), evaluates legislation through a Human Capital Investment/Bienestar (HCI/B) framework – assessing whether policies invest in, protect, or undermine the foundational conditions that allow Latino individuals, families, and communities to thrive. It is a unified, equity-centered approach used to evaluate how legislation affects opportunity, mobility, and long-term economic outcomes for Latino communities.
Guide on 17 Texas proposed constitutional amendments on the November 4, 2025 electon ballot – pros, cons, and potential impacts on racial/ethnic and economic equity for all Texans. Be an informed voter.
Debates about immigration, crime, and deportation in Texas have been markedly hostile for some time and growing more so each day. Unfortunately, the information most Texans receive about this issue is short-sighted, repetitive, and misguided. The premise on which the current deportation binge is based, “Latino immigrants are crime-prone”, is not only false, the opposite is true.
By Mike Tapia, PhD, LTPC Fellow
Texas hosts the largest immigration detention footprint in the U.S, with detainee counts and facilities disproportionate to its estimated undocumented population share. The detention capacity reflects political and institutional choices—border proximity, state–local cooperation with ICE, and a private-prison industry—more than it mirrors objective immigrant reality. Lawfully present immigrants and U.S. citizens have been detained – revealing that racial profiling and weak verification systems have led to wrongful detentions, disproportionately affecting Latinos and other communities of color.
By Juan Flores