
Texas Lawyers Violated Legal Ethics Over Expired Execution Drugs
An expert told the Observer that state’s attorneys “deceived the court by their silence” over supplies of lethal injection drugs.
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An expert told the Observer that state’s attorneys “deceived the court by their silence” over supplies of lethal injection drugs.
Culture ⋆
“There must be something in the Edwards Aquifer that allows people to feel comfortable in their own skin,” Gabriel Luna told us.
But CPS Energy’s decision to switch to natural gas highlights the potential and peril of cities’ clean energy transition.
Politics ⋆
Why was an intolerant activist allowed to double-time as a columnist for a major newspaper?
Border ⋆
The Webb County coalition that opposed Trump’s boondoggle is now scrambling to oppose the state’s expanded construction plans.
Profile ⋆
She left her conservative community to make a difference, only to find she could make the biggest impact at home.
A riveting new book about foster care and adoption exposes just how the state lost six kids to out-of-state mothers who murdered them.
As low-cost options disappear from shelves in Mexico, those who rely on the drug grow increasingly desperate.
Seditious Texiters. Conspiracy theorists. A January 6 insurrectionist.
Our record-breaking summer provided a preview of what’s to come.
Oil sector advocates pushed hard against an ozone nonattainment designation, which would have required oilfield emissions reductions.
Al Gore talks about what’s next for the environmental movement in Texas and beyond.
Fort Worth author Jeff Guinn offers a compelling account of the 1993 tragedy that still casts shadows on our political landscape today.
Fighting with your ex- in city council chambers? Ursine invaders with a taste for tacos? Just another day in far-flung Texas.
Brian McLaren’s book “Do I Stay Christian?” challenges the faithful to examine the harm caused by modern religion.
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