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¿Quién Se Queda con el Dinero Robado a México?
Los planes del Departamento de Justicia para devolver el dinero robado del estado de Coahuila generan dudas sobre quién debería recibir el dinero.
Who Gets Mexico’s Missing Money?
The Justice Department’s plans to return money stolen from the state of Coahuila raise questions about whom should get the money.
Wrecking Women’s Healthcare
Low-income Texans depend on family planning clinics. The clinics depend on a program that’s in trouble.
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Oaxaca’s Silk Farmers Seek to Protect Their Way of Life
“I think protecting our silk is important because it’s produced differently than in other countries.”
Charlatans, False Prophets and Flimflammers
A veteran NPR reporter tells all about his misadventures covering religion in America.
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‘May Their Memory Be a Blessing’: Hundreds Gather for Uvalde Anniversary Vigil
A year later, law enforcement has faced nothing approaching systemic accountability for failures at Robb Elementary.
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Politics
In Houston Schools, It’s the Mike Morath Show
An audio recording of trainings for unelected school managers paints a bleak picture of the Bayou City’s educational future.
Those Who Don’t Know the Past…
The outcome of a fight to control a nonprofit group could shape the teaching of history in Texas.
Texas Transportation Advocacy Revs Up at the Lege
After the passage of a road safety bill in 2021, proponents see another opportunity.
Environment
Houston-area Shell Refinery Had Troubled History Before Fire
Recent “upsets” like tripped compressors, pressure loss and freezing weather resulted in thousands of pounds of illegal pollution but no fines or citations.
Goodbye to a Neighborhood
The industrial takeover of Freeport’s East End, a historically Black community, is almost complete.
Diane Wilson on Fighting Plastic Pollution, Losing Everything, and Gaining Her Soul
The longtime Gulf Coast activist just won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize.
Culture
‘American Born Chinese’ and the Limits of Cultural Representation
The young hero in the new Disney+ show follows a familiar journey for colonized people, as predicted by theorist Frantz Fanon.
‘A Man Without a Gun Is Not a Citizen’
Although Jeffrey Toobin’s reputation has recently been tarnished by scandal, in Homegrown he has produced the definitive book on Timothy McVeigh’s continuing legacy.
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