The Latest Breaking News from Allison Dinner

Houston Has 2M Latino Voters — And Most of Them Aren't Showing Up. That Could Decide the Texas Senate Race

Harris County has Texas' largest Latino population, but low turnout and affordability concerns could decide the tight Talarico-Paxton Senate race.

Latin Times · Aug 7

ICE's Face-Scanning Reach Has Widened Well Beyond the Border, Privacy Coalition Warns

A watchdog report says ICE links face, iris and fingerprint scans to sprawling government and commercial databases nationwide — details inside.

Latin Times · Jul 2

California to set aside $80m and deploy national guard to assist food banks amid shutdown

Gavin Newsom criticized Trump for ‘endangering people’s lives’ as shutdown sets stage for delayed food benefits

The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2025

Mass shootings are so common that mayors now have a checklist for when one happens

Mass shootings have become so common in the U.S. that one group has created a mass shooting protocol checklist to guide mayors and city officials during the first 24 hours after a tragedy occurs.

WEKU · May 27, 2022

‘Evil will not win’: sorrow and disbelief as Uvalde mourns its children

Town comes together to try to come to terms with horrific attack in which 19 young children and two teachers were killed

The Guardian - US · May 26, 2022

19 children, 2 adults killed in Texas elementary school shooting – 3 essential reads on America's relentless gun violence

At least 19 children and two adults were killed when a teenage gunman shot them at a Texas elementary school on May 24, 2022 – the latest mass shooting in a country in which such incidents have become common.

The Conversation · May 25, 2022