At session’s end, Houston language access advocates clung to one last hope that their voices had been heard

Nicole Ma, Steven Wu and Quỳnh-Hương Nguyễn of Woori Juntos set up their laptops to catch up on emails and online meetings at the Capitol Grill while they wait for the Senate to convene on May 22, 2023. (Credit: Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune)

This story is the last in a series about Texans seeking to have their voices heard during the legislative session. Over the last few months, The Texas Tribune has followed the staff of Woori Juntos, a Houston community group, as they tried to convince lawmakers that their community is worth helping by knocking down language barriers that stand between non-English-speaking Texans and their government.

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