https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jinitzail-hernandez/The latest news by Jinitzail Hernández.enWed, 07 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/07/james-byrd-death-texas-hate-crime-racism/The quiet East Texas town of Jasper came together immediately after the racist murder of James Byrd Jr. Now, Texas is leading the nation in incidents of white supremacist propaganda.Pooja Salhotra and Jinitzail HernándezWed, 07 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/07/james-byrd-death-texas-hate-crime-racism/Jasper, Texas: James Byrd Jr’s burial plot May 29, 2023 at the Jasper City Cemetery in Jasper, Texas. Mark Felix/The Texas TribuneMark Felix for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/22/uvalde-mementos/Evadulia Orta’s son, Rojélio Torres, died in the school shooting in Uvalde last year. Her other children still collect Pokémon cards to add to his collection, and his cousins play with his football.Fabiana Chaparro and Jinitzail HernándezMon, 22 May 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/22/uvalde-mementos/Evadulia Orta’s son, Rojélio Torres, died in the school shooting in Uvalde last year. Her other children still collect Pokémon cards to add to his collection, and his cousins play with his football.https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/09/east-texas-women-pregnancy-health/Pregnancy forced Destiny Williams to quit her job. She almost died during childbirth. Now with a newborn in tow, she’s struggling to build a more stable life for her and her children.Eleanor Klibanoff and Jinitzail HernándezThu, 09 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/09/east-texas-women-pregnancy-health/Destiny Williams falls asleep for a moment in her home in Pineland.2/10/23, Pineland, Texas: Destiny Williams holds her three month old Irelynn inside her home in Pineland. Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Texas Tribune Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/18/uvalde-midterm-elections-parents/Some parents and family of the students killed at Robb Elementary in May campaigned for Democrats. They were hoping for stricter gun control laws in Texas.Jinitzail HernándezFri, 18 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/18/uvalde-midterm-elections-parents/Residents watch Uvalde Leader-News reporters update results from local races on a white board in Uvalde on Election Day Nov. 8, 2022.Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/16/migrants-texas-massachusetts-ron-desantis/Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration orchestrated the private flights to Martha’s Vineyard, offering work and free rent. Advocates plan to pursue legal ramifications for those involved.William Melhado and Jinitzail Hernández, The Texas Tribune, and Alexander Thompson and Randy Vazquez, The Boston GlobeFri, 16 Sep 2022 22:09:33 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/16/migrants-texas-massachusetts-ron-desantis/Migrants visiting the San Antonio's Migrant Resource Center hope to receive resources and help getting to their final destination. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration orchestrated private flights San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard, offering false promises of work and free rent.San Antonio migrant resource center located at 7000 San Pedro Avenue. Migrants visiting the center to receive resources and help getting to their final destination.Chris Stokes for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/05/alamo-abortion-clinic-moving/In August, movers arrived at Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services to help the abortion clinic pack up for a move out of state.Jinitzail HernándezMon, 05 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/05/alamo-abortion-clinic-moving/A few pieces of medical equipment are all that remain to be packed up inside the Alamo Women's Reproductive Service's Clinic in San Antonio on July 29, 2022. The clinic is closing its doors and moving to Carbondale, Illinois and Albuquerque, New Mexico to provide services there.Alejandra Sol Casas for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/14/migrant-deaths-trailer-san-antonio-honduran-mother/Adela Betulia Ramírez Quezada was trying to reunite with her mother and two sisters in California. The morning that she climbed in to a trailer with dozens of others, she called her mother to say they would see each other soon.Uriel J. García and Jinitzail HernándezThu, 14 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/14/migrant-deaths-trailer-san-antonio-honduran-mother/Gloria Quezada, right, holds on to a cross bearing the name of her daughter, Adela Betulia Ramírez Quezada, at a San Antonio memorial for dozens of migrants who died in an overheated trailer last month.Gloria Quezada, right, holds on to a cross with her daughter's name, Adela Betulia Ramírez Quezada, at the memorial in San Antonio.Jinitzail Hernández/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/22/uvalde-school-boycott-walkout-shooting-robb-elementary/When a popular Hispanic teacher didn’t get his contract renewed at Robb Elementary School in 1970, hundreds of students decided to boycott school for weeks in what they called a stand against pervasive discrimination.Uriel J. García and Jinitzail HernándezWed, 22 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/22/uvalde-school-boycott-walkout-shooting-robb-elementary/Rebecca Ciprian-Moreno, a retired Spanish teacher who took part in the 1970 Uvalde school boycott, holds a school yearbook from the 1970s outside the home where she was born in Uvalde.Evan L'Roy for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/27/uvalde-school-shooting-community-video/Uvalde is grieving the loss of 19 students and two teachers after Tuesday’s devastating shooting at a local elementary school. In this video, residents say their town will never be the same, but they will help each other through the healing process.Jinitzail HernándezFri, 27 May 2022 14:10:28 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/27/uvalde-school-shooting-community-video/Mourners in front of a memorial at Robb Elementary School on Thursday, May 26, 2022.Lauren Witte/The Texas Tribune