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Going Extinct in Texas

The path to getting a species declared extinct is longer than you might think. From Fall 2023 Fellow Paula Levihn-Coon.

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Strangest State: Eclipses and Flying Snakes

A young teen reporter covers the Ken Paxton impeachment on typewriter, serpents fall from the sky, and more dispatches from far-flung Texas.

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Texas Rangers Investigation Sheds Light on Dallas Judge’s ‘Bizarre’ Behavior

Dallas County Judge Amber Givens was accused of having her court coordinator impersonate her during a 2021 Zoom bond hearing, prompting a Rangers inquiry.

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The Fish Whisperer

Half of the fish in the Mission-Aransas Estuary vocalize. One scientist is dedicated to recording and decoding their sounds.

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Braving ‘La Bestia’

Asylum-seekers risk life and limb to reach America as President Biden tries to dissuade them. Includes one of TIME's Top 100 photos of 2023.

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Beyond the Refrigerator Door

Multifaceted, multidimensional, Meow Wolf is "art for everybody." Digital Editor Kit O'Connell visits Meow Wolf Grapevine.

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House Votes 84-63 to Strip Vouchers from Omnibus School Funding Bill

Rural Republicans team up with Dems to remove vouchers from HB 1 in intra party showdown in the House. From Reporting Fellow Josephine Lee.

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Loon Star State: Whacked

In the latest from cartoonist Ben Sargent, a reflection on Ken Paxton's "family business" as seen through the eyes of Michael Corleone.

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Estudiante de Honor de 11 Años Se Encontró en Confinamiento Solitario en Brownsville

Un estudiante de quinto grado en Brownsville ISD denunció haber sido intimidado por su director. Cinco días después, fue esposado y detenido.

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Court: Lone Star State Violated Emissions Limits on Gulf Coast

Judges argued that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality illegally enabled Port Arthur LNG to avoid emission control requirements.

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Mistrial: Austin Police Officer’s Landmark Murder Trial Gets No Resolution

A grand jury indicted Christopher Taylor after the 2020 shooting of Michael Ramos in Austin. From Criminal Justice reporter Michelle Pitcher.

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Disaster Declared for Texas Shrimp

The U.S. market—and seafood processors’ freezers—are overflowing with cheap farm-raised imports. Words and photos by Paula Levihn-Coon.

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Texas Legislature Votes to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds

A major U.S. Supreme Court case could be on the horizon.

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Republicans Target ‘Woke’ Climate Change Topics in Science Textbooks

Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian wants the Board of Education to reject accurate descriptions of climate change in school books.

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Protect and Serve

How Black women and men cover, decorate, and celebrate their locks to embrace their pride. From photographer Cindy Elizabeth.

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These Are the Right-Wing Ideologues Taking Over School Boards

Conservative consultants and PACs are turning Texas school boards into partisan battlegrounds. From Steven Monacelli.

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Right-Wing Pastor Arrested for ‘No-Islam’ Graffiti in Downtown Brownsville

Genovevo Izaguirre’s social media accounts feature anti-LGBTQ+ and Islamophobic propaganda.

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Dan Patrick: Judge, Jury, Executioner?

The long arm of Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick reached far into the Ken Paxton impeachment saga. From Politics Writer Justin Miller.

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Local Initiatives for Cannabis Inspire Voter Turnout, Direct Democracy at Its Messiest

In some cities, enforcement of cannabis laws is way down. In others, a backlash has seen increased arrests.

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The Reason Texans Can’t Vote on Abortion and Weed

Polls show support for reproductive choice, legal pot, a minimum wage raise, and Medicaid expansion. But the Lege stands in citizens' way.

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UAW’s Historic Strike Win Has ‘Huge Implications’ for Texas Autoworkers

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Domestic Abusers Under Protective Orders Often Get to Keep Their Guns

Fewer than 10 of 254 counties have protocols forcing subjects of a protective order to hand over their firearms as required by law.

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Amarillo Man to Be Executed Based Largely on One Discredited ‘Expert’ Witness

Brent Brewer was convicted of the 1990 murder of Robert Laminack.

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Abbott Fails on Vouchers. Again.

The governor has dug in, calling for a fourth special legislative session.

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This 11-Year-Old Brownsville ISD Honor Student Was Put in Solitary

A fifth-grader reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and detained.

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