Houston language advocates race to keep their one small request from disappearing in Capitol bedlam

Hyunja Norman, executive director of Woori Juntos, leads her group through the state Capitol rotunda as they make their way to their next meeting on Asian American Pacific Islander Advocacy Day on March 9, 2023. The group hoped to speak with lawmakers and seek support for legislation that would improve language access to state health and social services programs. (Credit: Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune)

This story is the second in a series about Texans seeking to have their voices heard during the legislative session. For the next few months, The Texas Tribune will follow the staff of Woori Juntos, a Houston community group, as they try 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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