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Nine Years, Nine Lives: Paxton’s Latest Legal Escape

For all the emphasis placed on his alleged fraud, the attorney general was never headed for prison—at least not on these charges.

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‘TxDOT’s Still Bulldozing Over Our Communities’

Community members say the state transportation agency is violating its agreement with the feds to reduce the discriminatory impact of its plans to expand I-45.

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Death Trap: ‘We’re Not Going to Open It for Them’

A new investigation of a deadly fire that killed 40 migrants in a locked detention cell in Mexico shows that keys and fire extinguishers were readily available, but withheld.

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Some Texas Prisoners Allowed Only Four Hours of Sleep a Night, Lawsuit Says

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a man incarcerated at the Estelle Unit who has been suing over his sleep schedule for a decade.

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A Roadmap to Rebuilding Communities

Megan Kimble's book "City Limits" offers a different vision.

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Forging Their Own Way: Kaye Northcott on Texas Observer History

As co-editors of the Texas Observer, Kaye Northcott and Molly Ivins used humor and embedded themselves in the feminist movement.

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‘The Hobby’: A Love Letter to Board Gamers like My Son

The documentary reminds us how to revel in creative play and the company of others.

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Dade Phelan’s Efforts to Expand Healthcare Still Leave Many Struggling in His District

The House speaker has never backed full Medicaid expansion, and GOP resistance could now harden.

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Clearing the Air

Even young, healthy Texans can suffer for years after COVID infections.

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Loon Star State: Utter Fantasies!

Cartoonist Ben Sargent's hot take on the Republican succession movement—from the March/April 2024 issue.

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An Open Letter to Richard Linklater on Our Texas Death Penalty

Capital punishment ensnares us all in a labyrinth of our own making, as "God Save Texas: Hometown Prison" poignantly reveals.

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A Bittersweet Portrait of a Photographer, Obsessed

Great art has come at a cost for Dan Winters and his family, as revealed in an intimate documentary unveiled at SXSW.

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A New Documentary Reveals the Real Eagle Pass

Robie Flores' "The In Between" is a love letter to la frontera—and a humanizing refutation of GOP fear-mongering.

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Gulf Coast Petrochemical Buildout Draws Billions in Tax Breaks For Polluters

A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.

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Fort Worth’s Forgotten Lynching: In Search of Fred Rouse

Retracing the steps of a Texan lynched in 1921 requires a trip through dark days in state history.

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The Specter of Disinformation Haunts South by Southwest

Artificial intelligence technologies are all the rage at SXSW. Is our democracy prepared?

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‘The Queen vs. Texas’ Revisits the Battle over Lone Star Drag

Raemonn James, better known as Hermajestie the Hung, teamed up with a filmmaker to tell a moving story of activism and queer culture.

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‘Puro Pinche Palestina’

In the Alamo City, a community coalesces around support for Palestine.

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Pregnant Workers’ Health and Livelihoods Face a New Threat

A Texas federal court has struck down a 2023 law creating protections for pregnant state workers based on its paltry costs.

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The Booksellers’ Revolt

The READER Act would have required vendors to rate books on "explicitness" before selling to schools—and blacklisted those that didn't comply.

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New Lake Will Fuel Petrochemical Expansion

Blocked in Louisiana, Formosa Plastics looks to grow around Texas' Lavaca Bay, but it and other industrial plants are waiting for water.

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Podcasting’s New Poirot: Broadcasting the Case of the Late Ivan Cantu

P.I. Matt Duff spent four years investigating Ivan Cantu’s death row innocence claim and sharing his findings with tens of thousands.

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A House Defeated? Abbott, Paxton, Patrick Bag Rebellious State Legislators

The heavily contested GOP primaries brought about ousters and uncertainty in the state’s lower legislative chamber and highest criminal court.

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Houstonians Force Anti-LGBTQ Democrat into Runoff with Progressive Challenger

Meanwhile, a long-term incumbent who backed a controversial state school takeover easily secures renomination.

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Colin Allred Easily Wins Chance to (Not Easily) Beat Ted Cruz

The Dallas Democrat will now feature prominently in his party’s hopes to hold on to a razor-thin margin in the Senate this fall.

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