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Photo Essay: The Dignity of Work

Across four generations, one family of photographers has captured the history of Texas workers.

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Greg Abbott’s ‘State of the State’ Was a Weird, Alarming Infomercial

“I’m speaking to you from the manufacturing floor of Noveon,” announced Texas’ fearless leader to a limited audience before laying out yet another right-wing agenda.

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‘One of the Most Mentally Ill’ Inmates in Texas Is About to Be Executed

Andre Thomas is scheduled to be executed in April.

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The Governor’s Grid Gambit

Texas utility regulators are hawking a costly policy for grid reliability.

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$3 Million Whistleblower Settlement Is Cheap Getaway for Ken Paxton

In his most serious and sordid legal scandal yet, the most talented political escape artist in Teas pulled off yet another act.

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Uvalde’s Locks Were Its First Line of Defense. They Failed.

Missing master keys. Faulty latches. Entryways propped open.

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The Border Patrol’s Power Grab

The agency seeks more authority to nab trespassers and others in the state.

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The Lost Reservoir Inside Our Water Infrastructure

Texas could meet much of its future water need simply by plugging leaks.

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An Abolitionist Gets Canned for Upholding the Values of Social Work

A former dean of the University of Houston Graduate College was let go after coming out as an advocate for reforming the police and foster care systems.

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Before ‘Lawrence’: From Sodomy to Queer Liberation

Wesley G. Phelps’ new history book reveals how gay persecution in the Lone Star State spurred the struggle for LGBTQ+ civil rights nationwide.

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Texas Executes John Balentine Despite Racist Trial

Though he confessed to the murders, his lawyers argue he might have been spared a death sentence if not for pervasive bias at his trial.

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Breaking the Brazos

Pollution and development are straining the mighty river that Spanish explorers once called "the Arms of God."

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Pawns in the Voucher Scheme

Texas legislators seem to be following Arizona's playbook by exploiting disabled students in their efforts to privatize public schools.

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Right-wing Reps Promote Racist Conspiracy Theories In ‘Border Crisis’ Hearing

GOP lawmakers accomplished nothing substantial except create a platform for nativist propaganda and debates about the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Mapping the Legacy of Prison Hunger Strikes in Texas

"I'm willing to die for the cause, because I can't live."

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A Tree Grows in Texas

Dagoberto Gilb, creator of the premier Chicanx literary publication (named for a South Texas plant), had to leave the state to find a home.

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Bingeworthy Shows from a Red State Star

Taylor Sheridan’s macho streaming universe may get “repetitive” at times, but it’s not as obviously conservative as some suggest.

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Texas Lawyers Violated Legal Ethics Over Expired Execution Drugs

An expert told the Observer that state’s attorneys “deceived the court by their silence” over supplies of lethal injection drugs.

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From Austin with Zombies

“There must be something in the Edwards Aquifer that allows people to feel comfortable in their own skin,” Gabriel Luna told us.

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San Antonio to End Use of Coal Within Five Years

But CPS Energy’s decision to switch to Natural Gas highlights the potential and peril of cities’ clean energy transition.

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Former Star-Telegram Conservative Columnist Spews Hate in Student Chatroom

Why was Carlos Turcios, an intolerant activist allowed to double-time as a columnist for a major Texas newspaper?

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‘Colossal Waste of Money’: Texas Nears $1 Billion in Border Wall Contracts

The Webb County coalition that opposed Trump’s boondoggle is now scrambling to oppose the state’s expanded construction plans.

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Destiny Returns to Wolfforth

Destiny Adams left her conservative community to make a difference, only to find she could make the biggest impact at home.

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‘A Legacy of Rage’ in Waco

Fort Worth author Jeff Guinn offers a compelling account of the 1993 tragedy that still casts shadows on our political landscape today.

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Lost Children—A Texas Tragedy

A riveting new book about foster care and adoption exposes just how the state lost six kids to out-of-state mothers who murdered them.

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