Nick Swartsell
Nick Swartsell is a freelance writer and graduate student at the University of Texas.
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Santa Rita Courts and the Fight for Affordable Public Housing
The increasing need for affordable housing is readily apparent in Texas. Full Story -
Protecting Burros in Big Bend
When Zach Zniewski moved to Texas from Minnesota 12 years ago, he didn’t anticipate caring for five donkeys. Today, Zniewski, 63, is an advocate [...] Full Story -
To Perry, a Quarter Million Jobs Means Zero
The night Rick Perry announced he was running for president, he made a bold statement. After being introduced as “the jobs governor,” Perry told [...] Full Story -
The Mortgage Paper Chase
Last fall, Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins sued the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS), a player in the foreclosure crisis and the target [...] Full Story -
Sending Knowledge to Texas Inmates
Only his legs are visible as Skot Odierno digs through a huge wooden box outside the squat green building in East Austin that houses [...] Full Story
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