Texas Bookstores Are Writing Their Own Stories
Indie bookshops across the state are embracing change, to thrive and stay alive. But a lot depends on the upcoming holiday season.
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Texas Is Becoming a Bitcoin-Mining Capital. Can the Grid Handle It?
Despite the FTX crash, ERCOT continues to court the cryptocurrency industry.
Culture ⋆
At Casa Juan Diego, Refugees Find An Outpost of Compassion
Since 1980, migrants fleeing poverty, violence, and natural disaster have come here for refuge from an intolerant world.
Culture ⋆
Denton’s Trans Pride Fest is Here to Stay
After right-wing trolls unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt the first event, the inclusive and defiant festival’s second round was a success.
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Talking is Golden
Stars Judith Ivey and Sheila McCarthy on matters worth discussing in Sarah Polley’s emotive feminist feature, Women Talking.
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Politics
Right Wing ‘Election Fraud’ Researcher A Convicted Bathroom Voyeur
The right’s new “election expert”—Kevin Moncla—was once busted for illegally filming people in his home. Now he pushes the Big Lie.
Blue Havens in Red States
Political polarization gives the impression Americans are more divided than they really are. The reality is more nuanced.
Elon Musk’s Tesla Gigafactory Built on Wage Theft and Safety Violations, Texas Workers Allege
Two federal filings claim workers were not paid at all or were shorted on overtime pay and that a worker was provided with fake OSHA certificates while building the Travis County facility.
Environment
Climate Activists Sit In At Department of Transportation Over Oil Exports
Deepwater terminals in the Gulf would fuel output and growth despite the Biden administration’s promises of steep emissions cuts.
Texas Butterfly Center Makes a Comeback After Right-Wing Attacks
The wildlife sanctuary’s conservation work has been overshadowed by political drama over its location on the border.
Texas Oyster Fishing at a ‘Crossroads’
Citing low numbers, the Parks and Wildlife Commission has closed most of the state’s bays to commercial harvest.
Culture
Country Music Women Keep Raising Hell
Outspoken performers like Maren Morris and Kacey Musgraves continue a long tradition of female Western artists who aren’t afraid to rock the boat.
Better Read Than Dead, A Reading List
Rather than sneaking tequila shots from your abuelito’s altar, here are a few thanatos-themed titles to read for Día de los Muertos.
The Flowers of Campo Santo
In West Dallas, a volunteer group is creating a haven for monarch butterflies inside a historic immigrant cemetery.
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