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Texas Supreme Court Throws Out Protections for Trans Youth

The decision reaffirms the state child welfare agency’s ability to investigate families who seek gender-affirming care for their kids.

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Right-Wingers Gain Ground in Texas School Board Elections

Anti-“critical race theory” crusaders picked up seats in May elections around the state as part of a nationwide movement.

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Here Are the Latest Environmental Reasons You Must Stop Eating Meat

Climate change is happening. What you eat may mean more for our futures than the car you drive.

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Texas’ White Guy History Project

The 1836 Project will indoctrinate new Texans with fables about our history.

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Is Gay Marriage Safe?

There are many reasons to hope that the freedom to marry victory remains secure—even while there is reason, of course, to fear.

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Jane Crow

The South has risen again. Anything that involves privacy is gone.

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How the War in Ukraine Could Slow Texas’ Energy Transition

Europe’s demand for non-Russian energy is supercharging exports.

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Texas Republicans Crow about ‘Roe’ Reversal, Lament Supreme Court Leak

State GOP leaders have spun the leak as the rightful return of abortion regulation to the realm of red-state rights—and a crusade against the conservative Court.

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Greg Abbott’s Wasteful Border War Is Draining the State’s Coffers

The cost, scope, cruelty, and failure of the governor’s immigration dragnet far exceed that of any of his predecessors.

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Texas’ Firestorm Future

With climate change, Texans must prepare for worse conflagrations.

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Melissa Lucio Is Spared Execution, for Now

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of a possibly innocent woman’s execution on Monday. A lower court will review the evidence.

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Texas Anti-Trans Laws Target Intersex People, Too

Bans on trans kids' healthcare ensure intersex people continue to be subject to medically unnecessary surgeries in infancy.

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Why Was a Texas Woman Charged with Murder for a ‘Self-Induced’ Abortion? Officials Won’t Say.

After a national uproar, the Starr County District Attorney dropped charges against the 26-year-old.

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A Bipartisan Win for Texas: Electric School Buses

Diesel-fueled engines harm kids’ health and pollute the atmosphere.

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Will Governor Greg Abbott Stop Melissa Lucio’s Execution?

Supporters of the 53-year-old Latina mother hope for a last-minute reprieve.

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A Grandmother Is Fighting for Custody of Her Murdered Daughter’s Child. Will She Be Silenced?

Gag orders in family court protect judges, not children, critics say.

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A Lexicon of the Border Wars

The “Bard of Juárez” and a Tucson artist co-created a glossary of the violence so many have endured.

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Filemon Vela Is Just the Latest Texas Congressman to Swing Through the Revolving Door

Of the 15 members who’ve left the U.S. House since 2018, at least half have gotten into the business of political influence-peddling.

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Take Back the Vote

We spoke with her about her career, the threat against voting rights in Texas, and the power of the law to protect access to the ballot.

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A Hollow Victory for Texas Oyster Fishers

At a meeting besieged by protest, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission postponed a decision on closing oyster reefs.

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The Battle of Beaumont

A grueling labor fight dragged on in the once-mighty union bastion of southeast Texas, pitting the oil giant against an embattled Steelworkers local.

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Neither Here, Nor There

The City of Austin is back to playing whack-a-mole with its large unsheltered population.

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Kelcy Warren’s Defamation Suit Has Beto O’Rourke Spoiling for a Fight

Texas has strong protections against frivolous defamation suits that impede public discourse. Will the Democratic gubernatorial hopeful use them?

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A Last Stand for Texas Oyster Fishers

After a decade of struggle, the industry has reached a breaking point.

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Houston’s Hayan Charara Plumbs the Politics of the Personal

Plainspoken yet profound, a new collection of poems by Houston’s Hayan Charara plumbs the politics of the personal.

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