Inside the Fight to Save Texas’ Pristine Southern Coast From the Natural Gas Industry

Near Brownsville, a trio of proposed liquefied natural gas plants endangers a fragile ecosystem and puts Texans’ health at risk.
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    Human Rights

    Where the Bodies are Buried

    In 1910, East Texas saw one of America’s deadliest post-Reconstruction racial purges. One survivor’s descendants have waged an uphill battle for generations to unearth that violent past.
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    Politics

    They Persisted

    An unprecedented number of first-time female candidates ran for office in Texas in 2018—and lost. Now, many of those women are running again.
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    Health Care

    Warning Signs

    Rural East Texas has some of the highest suicide rates in the state. But the safety net for people who need help is being stretched thin, and some Texans are falling through.
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    Border

    The Flood Next Time

    In the floodplain of the Rio Grande, Trump's wall threatens to inundate communities on both sides of the border.
Two men with large nets head into the Texas Capitol, where people are shouting about carrying guns. 'It really is a mental health problem' one of them says.
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