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Energy Advocates Urge Biden to Declare Climate Emergency

Intervention by the federal government could protect Gulf Coast "sacrifice zones" while keeping the power on amid record temperatures.

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Pandemic Inspires a New Crop of Farmers

When COVID-19 disrupted livelihoods and supply chains, young urban Mexicans decided to learn to grow food themselves.

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Texas’ Eviction Craze

Amid record heat and a new COVID wave, state residents are being threatened with homelessness in rising numbers.

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West Texas Town Comes Out for Drag Queens

Despite the presence of anti-LGBTQ+ protesters, over 150 people attended the first story time event in Wolfforth, a small suburb of Lubbock.

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Concrete Ideas

New technology and methods may help clean up the cement and concrete industries—two of Texas’ most conspicuous polluters.

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Migrant Deaths Are a Feature—Not a Bug—of U.S. Immigration Policy

Governor Greg Abbott says he can make coming to the U.S. more miserable than being smuggled in the back of a tractor-trailer.

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Pot of Gold

Did Todd M. Smith–Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s trusted, troubled strategist–shake down Texas hemp growers?

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There Is No Legitimate ‘Debate’ Over Gender-Affirming Healthcare

A recent New York Times article that experts called inaccurate and unethical now serves as evidence in Texas against transgender kids.

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An Expert at Playing Dads

With over 100 film credits, Dana Lee loves playing father figures. See him in "Dealing with Dad" at the 45th Asian Film Festival of Dallas.

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The John Birch Society Sees a Renaissance in North Texas

Once sidelined, the decades-old right-wing group has seen a resurgence in the state.

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Cancelled in Friendswood

Right-wing trolls forced a decorated veteran to pull out of Fourth of July festivities in this small Texas town of 40,000.

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‘Nobody Has Accepted Accountability’: Uvalde Families Demand Change to Police and School Personnel

After the release of a damning House report, a Monday night school board meeting turned tense and passionate.

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Injured, Sick, Widowed, and Sued

Cities are filing lawsuits to claw back first responders’ hard-won workers’ compensation.

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Is San Antonio for the Birds?

Amid growing urban-wildlife conflict, a fight over Brackenridge Park calls into question the rights of nature.

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Queering the Border

100 Ways to Cross the Border chronicles the life and creativity of LGBTQ+ performance artist and writer Guillermo Gómez-Peña.

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Abortion Is (Again) a Criminal-Justice Issue

Outlawing reproductive healthcare causes more harm without the intended effect.

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Dear Biden: Protect Our Poppies

Home to vibrant flowers, orioles, mountain lions and more, advocates seek to protect the acres around a former El Paso firing range.

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Uvalde Marches for Transparency and Gun Reform

Some 500 protesters withstood the brutal heat to demand justice for those lost in the May 24 school massacre.

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Ann Richards’ Legacy Is a Light for Dark Times

The One Ann Only, a new collection of photographs and quotes, captures the unforgettable singularity of Texas’ last Democratic governor.

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Before ‘Roe’—and After

A look back at criminalized abortion in Texas before 1973, and forward towards what it may look like after 2022.

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Poetry: ‘Parade,’ ‘Fever’

From our May/June issue, two poems by proud Texas poet Laurence Musgrove, a professor of English at Angelo State University

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A ‘Love Letter’ To Texas Wildlife

From ocelots to egrets, Deep in the Heart features breathtaking footage of 12 of the state's rarest animals in their natural habitats.

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Roe’s Grassroots Beginnings

The landmark abortion case had its origins in campus activism at UT Austin, including journalists at a feminist newspaper called the Rag.

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Seeking Wisdom That’s Deeper Than ‘Crayola’ Religion

A Fire to Light Our Tongues, a new anthology from Texas writers about spirituality, aims to inspire believers & non-believers alike.

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Labeled ‘Hispanic’

Lipan Apaches across Texas are challenging the myth that their tribe was wiped out.

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