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.
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.
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.
Books ⋆
A Roadmap to Rebuilding Communities
Texas highways have destroyed and dominated our built environment. Megan Kimble’s book “City Limits” offers a new vision.
Culture ⋆
‘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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Politics
The Specter of Disinformation Haunts South by Southwest
Artificial intelligence technologies are all the rage at SXSW. Is our democracy prepared?
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.
Border and Immigration
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.
Federal Judge Halts Texas Deportation Law
“Surges in immigration do not constitute an ‘invasion’ within the meaning of the Constitution.”
Abbott’s Border Military Base Could Cost Texans $500 Million
National Guard soldiers deployed in Eagle Pass will enjoy “chef-driven meals,” a fitness center, a lounge, a sand volleyball court, and an arcade.
Culture
An Open Letter to Richard Linklater on Our Texas Death Penalty
Capital punishment ensnares us all in a labyrinth of our own making, as your new film poignantly reveals.
A Bittersweet Portrait of a Photographer, Obsessed
Great art has come at a cost for Dan Winters and his family, as an intimate documentary reveals.
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