Carolina Leon, Finalist, Local Letters for Global Change. This letter features reporting from “Children, the "Passport" of Migrants to Achieve the American Dream” by Perla Trevizo, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Dear Senator Kelly, You’re a child living.
She was a new Texas attorney with little experience who won her case before the Supreme Court, setting a precedent on reproductive rights. The passing of Sarah Weddington comes as many across the nation wonder how much longer the rights established in her best-known case, Roe v. Wade, will endure. We'll have more. And: With winter's return, an investigation into the hazards of portable power generators linked to fatalities during the statewide blackouts. Also: Researchers in South Texas seek answers to the question, "Why are Latinos disproportionately affected by Alzheimer's disease?" Those stories and much more today on the Texas Standard:
Portable generators are among the deadliest consumer products. Two decades after the government identified the danger, and as climate change leads to more power outages, people are left vulnerable by a system that lets the industry regulate itself.