Texas Operates One Of The Largest Invisible Review Systems In America

Behind prison walls, a second correctional system quietly manages thousands of parole reviews across Texas every year. When most people think about incarceration, they think about prison populations. How many people are incarcerated. How many people enter prison. How many people leave. But hidden behind those statistics is another system—

Creative Investment Research Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Protecting Federal Reserve Independence While Calling for Continued Accountability

"When investors believe monetary policy is being driven by political retaliation rather than economic analysis, uncertainty rises, borrowing costs increase, and the resulting instability disproportionately affects ...minority-owned firms, community banks and underserved communities."

Persistent Inflation Threatens Black and Minority-Owned Businesses Despite Strong Consumer Spending

"However, if inflation continues to erode household purchasing power, many neighborhood businesses serving Black and minority communities will experience pressure long before larger national firms."

A New Black Growth Corridor Is Emerging Around Dallas–Fort Worth

Population growth, workforce expansion, housing opportunity, rising incomes, and economic connectivity are appearing simultaneously in places such as Johnson County, Kaufman County, Rockwall County, and Ellis County.

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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 414 Recognizing that the United States has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the crime of enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on the lives of millions of Black people in the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May

The New Geography of Black Homeownership in Texas

Why Some Counties Are Emerging as the Next Frontier of Black Wealth Building For years, discussions about housing affordability in Texas have focused on the state's largest metropolitan areas. Dallas, Houston, Austin, and their surrounding suburbs have dominated conversations about rising home prices, affordability challenges, and the future

Where Black Migration Is Reshaping Texas

The New Geography of Black Texas Growth (2020–2024) By Black Texas News For decades, discussions about Black Texas focused on the state's largest urban centers—Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio. But new population data reveals a major shift underway. The story of Black population

The Hidden Healthcare Workforce Behind Dallas–Fort Worth

Why Two Unexpected Counties Rose to the Top of Texas' Black Nursing Workforce Rankings When Black Texas News first analyzed Black nursing workforce capacity across Texas, the results were surprising. Rather than Houston, Dallas, or Tarrant County topping the rankings, two less-discussed counties emerged as leaders: * Kaufman County

Reparations for Black America

119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 414 Recognizing that the United States has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the crime of enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on the lives of millions of Black people in the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May

America By County

Why the Future of Black America May Be Written One County at a Time For generations, Americans have been taught to understand the country through national statistics. The national unemployment rate. The national poverty rate. National crime rates. National birth rates. National education outcomes. National life expectancy. National averages help

Two Black Families, Two Counties, Two Different Correctional Systems

New judicial intelligence analysis suggests that geography may shape correctional-system experience as much as statewide averages. For decades, discussions about incarceration in Texas have focused on statewide statistics. How many people are incarcerated. How long sentences last. How parole systems operate. How demographic groups are represented. Those figures are

Black Nursing Workforce Capacity Leaders Emerge Outside Texas' Largest Cities

Kaufman and Johnson Counties Lead Texas in Black Nursing Workforce Capacity When measured by total nurses, Texas' largest counties naturally dominate the conversation. Harris County, Dallas County, and Tarrant County all have large Black nursing workforces. But a new analysis using Black nurses per 10,000 Black residents tells