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S.B. 8 deprives healthcare rights for women

S.B. 8 deprives healthcare rights for women

Sehar Macan-Markar September 15, 2021

How the Texas bill threatens women’s health and safety For almost five decades, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 has upheld women’s rights to have an abortion up until 24 weeks...

Texas’ Heartbeat Act

Texas’ Heartbeat Act

Eddie Daou September 14, 2021

What is Texas’ new abortion law? A controversial new law in Texas banning most abortions after six weeks went into effect on Sept. 1. The Texas Heartbeat Act, S.B. 8, bans abortions once any cardiac...

Dispatch from Lamar

Dispatch from Lamar

Tyler Hargraves December 5, 2017

This last week continued the common themes of weeks past. I saw myself become overwhelmed by work, and the realizations of home repairs. However, there were still small moments of joy I hope will begin...

Dispatch from Lamar

Dispatch from Lamar

Tyler Hargraves November 28, 2017

The past two weeks have definitely been unlike earlier weeks that have taken place during the almost three months of Hurricane Harvey recovery. These weeks were filled with feelings of disappointment,...

Dispatch from Lamar

Dispatch from Lamar

Tyler Hargraves November 14, 2017

Another week has come and gone, and with its passing I am the slightest bit closer to returning to a life devoid of hurricane-related misery. I feel, by continuing to look forward to the coming weeks,...

Dispatch from Lamar

Dispatch from Lamar

Tyler Hargraves November 7, 2017

It has been a full two months since Hurricane Harvey and its torrential rains came into my world, and seemingly washed it away. Luckily, I have been able to maintain my sanity. School, work, and my...

Dispatch from Lamar

Dispatch from Lamar

Tyler Hargraves October 31, 2017

Another week has passed, and with its passing came a sense it may not be much longer before my life will have returned to a full sense of pre-hurricane normalcy. Almost no one is talking about the storm...

Dispatch from Lamar

Dispatch from Lamar

Tyler Hargraves October 25, 2017

Another week has come and gone since Hurricane Harvey destroyed my home and set my life off course. To say that the storm is a distant memory would be too rooted in a sense of false truth. Feelings of...

Dispatch from Lamar

Dispatch from Lamar

Tyler Hargraves October 18, 2017

The past two weeks were fortunately filled with more recovery along with a few realizations that I hadn’t expected from being displaced. Classes at Lamar University continued to provide relief from Hurricane...

Dispatch from Lamar

Dispatch from Lamar

Tyler Hargraves September 26, 2017

Last week I was able to update the people who have been reading these articles up on how my situation was going as I finally made my way back onto the campus of Lamar University. The first week back allowed...

Drywall and water damaged items outside Tyler Hargraves Family Home in Beaumont (Photo courtesy of Tyler Hargraves).

Southeast Texas struggles

Charley Rekstis September 20, 2017

Life at Lamar University after Hurricane Harvey Hurricane Harvey continues to impact students, faculty and staff at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. Part of the Texas State university system, Lamar...

Dispatch from Lamar

Dispatch from Lamar

Tyler Hargraves September 13, 2017

As a communications – film student at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas I was thrilled to be starting my junior year. It was the week classes were going to start when Hurricane Harvey came. Harvey...

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