Farms Aren’t Going Away, but Many Little Ones Are
More Texans are leaving farming and ranching because of opportunities in urban areas, increased land prices and concerns about weather patterns fueled by drought. Full Story
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Corrie MacLaggan
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Corrie MacLaggan worked at The Texas Tribune from 2013 to 2021, as a demographics reporter, news editor and then managing editor. Previously, the Austin native worked as a national correspondent for Reuters, writing and editing stories about Texas and nearby states and overseeing a network of freelance writers. Before joining Reuters, she covered Texas government and politics for the Austin American-Statesman, writing about everything from gubernatorial races to food stamp application backlogs. She spent her first year at the Statesman writing for the newspaper's weekly Spanish-language publication. She has also worked in Mexico City, where she wrote for publications including the Miami Herald's Mexico edition, Latin Trade magazine and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Her first reporting job was at the El Paso Times. Corrie is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied journalism and Spanish.
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![Mike Skinner on Dec. 26, 2013 outside the farmhouse on the land five miles east of Spearman that he sold last spring. Three generations of his family had farmed the land.]()
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Share of Foreign-Born Texans Growing
A growing percentage of Texans are originally from foreign countries, including one in four in the state’s most populous county, Harris, according to new census data. Full Story
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Report: Child Poverty Increases in Texas
In rapidly growing Texas, which is home to one in 11 children in the United States, child poverty has continued to increase despite an improving economy, according to a report released Tuesday. Full Story
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![The rate of Texas children living in poverty from 2000 to 2011 grew faster than the growth rate of the child population in the state during the same period.]()
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Interactive: Ranks of Texas' Homeless Decline
Nearly 30,000 Texans were among more than 610,000 Americans who were homeless this year. But Texas was among the states with the largest decreases in the homeless population. Full Story
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Fort Bend County, the Picture of Ethnic Diversity
Fort Bend has been called the most ethnically diverse county in America, with a population that comes close to an equal division among blacks, whites, Asians and Latinos. Full Story
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![Jaanvi Sabharwal's hands were decorated with henna for an Indian wedding she attended in Sugar Land. She was visiting from Toronto.]()
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Interactive: Texas Median Home Values by County
A U.S. Census Bureau report released this month analyzes median home values over three-year periods. Use this interactive to explore the changes in Texas home values. Full Story
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More Women Farmers Learn the Lay of the Land
The number of women running farms in Texas and across the country is growing, though women are still a minority. A series of workshops, called Annie’s Project, teaches women about farm management. Full Story
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![Timber Barkley, left, and her mother Teresa talk while in a field planted with grass for soil conservation on their farm in Gruver. Commercial wind turbines on a neighboring property can be seen on the horizon.]()
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In the Texas Funeral Industry, Few Hispanics
When funeral directors from across the country gathered in Austin last week, they learned about Mexican traditions while honoring their colleagues who have died. Hispanics are underrepresented in the funeral industry in Texas and the nation. Full Story
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![Mariachi Estrella performs during "A Service for Remembrance," at the National Funeral Directors Association convention on Oct. 22, 2013, in Austin. The service honored deceased funeral directors and highlighted Mexican funeral traditions.]()
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Majority of Texas Fast-Food Workers on Public Assistance Programs
A study released Tuesday reports that more than half of front-line fast-food workers in Texas and nationally rely on public assistance programs, a statistic one of the study's authors called "shocking." Full Story
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Celebrating Their Wendish Heritage, Festival and All
More than 150 years after about 500 Wendish people came to Texas on a ship called the Ben Nevis, descendants of those immigrants and of others are striving to maintain their culture, customs and heritage. Full Story
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![A German-language service at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Serbin, Texas, founded by Wendish immigrants.]()
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