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Local organizations hold rally against Texas Senate Bill 3


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The League of Latin American Citizens and other allied organizations held a rally Saturday against Texas Senate Bill 3 legislation, which would affect social studies curriculum. 
The rally, held at the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Plaza at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and attended by about 70 people, featured speakers from numerous organizations including LULAC Para Todos and the Corpus Christi American Federation of Teachers. 
(Legislators) just want us to learn about Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin and the Alamo, whereas Texas history is so much more diverse, LULAC Para Todos President Eric Holguin said. There is so much culture, there are stories of struggle, there are stories of perseverance and we want to make sure that those stories and lessons are told in our public schools. ....

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In weather emergencies, a lack of Spanish-language information endangers the public


In weather emergencies, a lack of Spanish-language information endangers the public
Kay Nolan
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A man stands on a flooded Miami street in Hurricane Irma s wake on Sept. 10, 2017. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
During extreme weather, the ability to receive storm warnings can save your life. But many non-English speakers in the United States have limited access to information about hazards as dangerous as tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires and floods.
Emergency personnel, media broadcasters and weather forecasters have ramped up efforts to serve the Spanish-speaking population, but it’s a work in progress.
An incident in 2013 exposed the danger of the lack of non-English severe weather information. As a tornado moved through El Reno, Okla., a family of seven took refuge in a drainage ditch They were originally from Guatemala and warnings of the risk for severe flash flooding never reached the S ....

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