Roxanna Asgarian

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Roxanna Asgarian is a Texas-based journalist who writes about courts and the law. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, New York Magazine, and Texas Monthly, among other publications. She’s the author of We Were Once a Family.

Articles by Roxanna Asgarian

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Moonlighting Texas Prosecutor Sued

Ralph Petty worked part-time for Midland county judges while simultaneously trying cases for district attorneys.

by Roxanna Asgarian

The Forgotten Children of Texas

Each year, thousands of foster children in Texas are shuffled into little-known “treatment centers” where they are frequently neglected and abused. State officials have largely ignored allegations of wrongdoing and calls for reform.

by Roxanna Asgarian

Houston Artist Delita Martin Gives Black Women a Seat at the Table in New Exhibit

The 300 women whose portraits are drawn on plates in “The Dinner Table” are all friends, family or acquaintances of the artist.

by Roxanna Asgarian

The Sisterhood

For 22 years, an unusual housing and support program has been quietly transforming the lives of single mothers in Houston's Third Ward.

by Roxanna Asgarian

Houston Art Exhibit Explores How for Immigrants, Home is ‘a Moving Target’

Timely and inherently political, “HOME—So Different, So Appealing” is a commanding exploration of the ways in which home forms our identity.

by Roxanna Asgarian