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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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Strangest State: Petty Drama, Electric Trucks and Hungry Bears

Fighting with your ex- in city council chambers? Ursine invaders with a taste for tacos? Just another day in far-flung Texas.

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Mexico’s Testosterone Shortage Puts Trans Men at Risk

Lingering supply chain issues from the coronavirus pandemic have disrupted drug supplies around the world.

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Meet the Latest Wingnuts to Join the State Board of Ed

Highlights of the new Texas State Board of Education include: Seditious Texiters. Conspiracy theorists. And a January 6 insurrectionist.

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Conspiracy-Peddling Mayor Who Fondled Drunk Stepsister Loses Defamation Lawsuit

Colleyville’s Bobby Lindamood has been ordered to pay nearly $200k after losing a years-long, politically-charged case.

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Meditations on Life and Death at Houston’s Rothko Chapel

Although the abstract painter didn't survive to see it completed, the 1971 temple to art and contemplation is still revealing its magic.

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A Hot, Dry 2022 by the Numbers

Our record-breaking summer provided a preview of what’s to come.

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EPA Backs Down from Permian Air Pollution Crackdown

Oil sector advocates pushed hard against an ozone nonattainment designation, which would have required oilfield emissions reductions.

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A Question with No Easy Answers

Brian McLaren's book "Do I Stay Christian?" challenges the faithful to examine the harm caused by modern religion.

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Fight for Change Where You Live

Our efforts can’t be limited to complaining on social media. Better yet, get organized. It worked for this Fort Worth progressive activist.

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