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I love history. I love reading it and watching it unfold on the screen. But I often stop and wonder if historical figures knew in the moment that they were making history. Did they know the wrinkles they were creating in the status quo would alter the lives of future generations? I may be wrong, but I think the answer is often no. Why? Because we are living through history and sometimes we don’t realize it. There are moments when we’re airing an interview or a story on the Standard that prompt me to stop and think about whether someone will dig into our archives 50 or 100 years from now, see what we went through, and wonder if we knew we were making history. Our interview with Dr. Peter Hotez about the ravaging effects of COVID-19 in South Texas was one of those moments. He
said the coronavirus was responsible for the “historic decimation of Hispanic communities” in Texas. Thinking through the ramifications shook me to my core. To think that the group I belong to could disappear due to a pandemic is certainly sobering. Haven’t entire groups of indigenous people disappeared due to plagues? Another story future generations are sure to revisit is how a federal public health order was used to
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step up removal of unauthorized immigrants , including asylum seekers, outside of the court system. History challenges us but it also helps us rejoice. We also have the opportunity to look back and reflect as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act. As I said, we are witnessing history. There’s so much to talk about and so little time – but there’s always next week. Until then, thank you for being part of the Texas Standard family. Together, we are living history.
- Joy Diaz
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Dr. Peter Hotez: COVID-19 Causing 'Historic Decimation Of Hispanic Communities'
'It’s good that [cases] are not really going up so much,' says the state's leading infectious disease expert. 'The bad news is that they’ve plateaued at a very high rate.'
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Civil Rights Group Wants To Stop ICE Detentions It Calls 'Blatantly Illegal'
Video shows private security guards hired by ICE forcibly preventing a Texas Civil Rights Project lawyer from speaking with asylum-seekers held in a McAllen hotel.
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Full Participation: 30 Years Of The Americans With Disabilities Act
"The vision of ADA is full participation of people with disabilities in our economy and our society, in our schools, in our workplaces."
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Fall Sports Have The Green Light, But Some Schools Weigh Whether To Play
Smaller divisions schools can begin sports August 3. The largest divisions start their programs a month later. Will plans to slow the spread of COVID-19 work?
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The Air Force Is Under Pressure To Explain A Longstanding Racial Disparity In Punishment
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In The Middle Of A Pandemic, Asylum Seekers Expelled and 'Left To Their Own Devices'
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Far Fewer Texans Have Reported Surprise Medical Bills Since New Law Went Into Effect
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Backlash Over Anti-Racist Billboard Challenges Houston’s Vietnamese American Community
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We’re seven months into this year, and several months into a pandemic. And it’s still difficult to wrap my mind around how much has changed in my life, in our country, and in the world in such a short period of time. How much has changed? Well, everything, basically – and all because of something you can’t see without an electron microscope. I’m
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a bioscience and medicine reporter , and generally I know a bit more about the subjects I cover than the people who listen to my stories. But I’ve been learning about COVID-19 right alongside you. What have we learned? It’s caused by a respiratory virus that also targets the neurological and vascular system. It’s not as contagious as the measles but it’s contagious enough. Unlike viruses like Ebola, it can transmit when a person is asymptomatic. It can make you very, very sick, but even if it doesn’t send you to a hospital it can linger for weeks and months. Some people may struggle with ailments related to this virus for the rest of their lives. These are all things we didn’t know when I started covering this virus but we know it now. What will we know
six months from now? I can’t begin to imagine, but I will continue to share what I learn in the
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Texas Public Radio podcast Petrie Dish . It’s a weekly explainer on the coronavirus and its far-reaching impacts that we launched amid the pandemic. A special edition, looking closely at how drastically the virus is
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impacting the Rio Grande Valley , just went up this week. Thanks for listening.
- Bonnie Petrie
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