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‘Tech Doesn’t Just Stay at the Border’: Petra Molnar on Surveillance’s Long Reach

“The border is like a free-for-all, this frontier zone that is a perfect laboratory for tech experimentation.”

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New Texas Appellate Court Alarms Environmentalists

The all-GOP 15th Court of Appeals soon will hear disputes involving the state’s environmental regulators. “It’s BYOC—bring your own court—for polluters and powerful interests.”

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Kinney County Sheriff to Buy Pepper Ball Guns for Deterring Migrants Who ‘Try To Storm The Point of Entry’

Following the Texas National Guard’s example, the border county approved the purchase of “less lethal” weapons using state funds.

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Going to See the Volcanos

After protests swept Cuba, a wave of people fled. Jesús Jank Curbelo shares his saga of being smuggled to the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Taking Prison to Court: Fighting for the Right to Sleep

Michael Garrett sued the Texas Department of Criminal Justice more than a decade ago, and he’s working from inside to keep the case alive.

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Litigating the Republican Civil War

The crusade against Texans for Lawsuit Reform and the rise of conservative lawfare reveal a new side of Texas’ ruling party.

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Big Business as Usual: Fracking in the American Dream City

An Arlington environmentalist calls for courage at the local level despite state limitations.

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Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our July/August Issue

A note from the interim editor-in-chief

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As Summer Heat Hits, How Is the Texas Grid Faring?

Amid new projections of surging demand, energy analyst Doug Lewin explains what worries him–and what doesn’t.

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‘We Are People Too’: Scenes of Migration in Matamoros and Reynosa

Even before Biden’s recent executive order, asylum-seekers were waiting for months in dangerous Mexican border towns for an appointment to cross into Texas.

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Texas Republicans Put Trans, Nonbinary Teachers in the Crosshairs

Trans educators speak out after the Texas GOP adopted a platform plank to ban them from the classroom.

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Pastor’s Admitted Child Sex Abuse Roils Hotbed of Christian Nationalism

But some Texas Republicans, who’ve campaigned on ostensibly protecting children from sexualization, are conspicuously quiet.

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Mexico-U.S. Migration Crackdowns Unlikely to Change Under New President Claudia Sheinbaum

Sheinbaum made history and will become Mexico’s first woman president, but concerns arise as she is expected to uphold AMLO's approach to migration.

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Finding God, Asking State to Find Mercy on Death Row

Ramiro Gonzales will be put to death next Wednesday, unless the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommends clemency.

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A Small-Town Texas Librarian’s Big Stand Against Book Bans

In Llano County, a local librarian fought back against censorship, prompting a federal court fight and national recognition but losing the job of her dreams.

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The Struggle to Fulfill Juneteenth’s Promise and Reckon with Its History

Sam Collins, better known as Professor Juneteenth, says his work to educate Americans about the holiday’s legacy is unfinished.

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Transphobic Dress Code Prompted Turmoil in Agriculture Department, Emails Show

The Texas agency’s policy may be ripe for a lawsuit.

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Why I Stayed Silent

Women aren't talking about their sexual assaults. Why aren't we talking about that?

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How San Antonio Police Lost a Bullet Tied to the Shooting Death of a Baby

Past SAPD audits document repeated evidence handling problems.

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Between the Concertina Wire and the Cartel

As a border physician, I see firsthand the violence of Operation Lone Star, which has made America a key partner in a dangerous triad targeting refugees.

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Ex-Legislator Faces Investigation for Possible Violation of Lobbying Law He Co-Sponsored

Chris Paddie is fighting back in court against a state ethics commission probe into his allegedly illegal lobbying.

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‘Ride’ Paints Cowboy Life in Shades of Gray

A new movie set in Stephenville complicates, without vilifying, one of our state’s central mythic figures.

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The Heist

A Texas Christian University professor and students probe the unsolved mysteries surrounding the 2001 thefts of dozens of artifacts.

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Displaced to Death

Encampment sweeps in unhoused communities result in thousands of unnecessary deaths every year, a former City of San Antonio outreach worker writes.

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Suspending Asylum

More migrants are being stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border under Biden's executive order.

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