A White School Officer Pepper-Sprayed and Kneed a Black Beaumont Student, Complaint Says. Will Feds Act?
Trump’s gutting of the Education Department could stymie justice for 17-year-old Ja’Liyah Celestine.
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Strangest State: This Month in Gator News…
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A Tale of Two Prison Systems
Scandals led to increased transparency for Texas’ juvenile lockups. When will lawmakers demand the same for the state’s adult prisons?
Strangest State: February 2019
Weird news from far-flung Texas.
East Texas Photographer Captures 50 Years of Haunting, Ordinary Magic
Over and over, Keith Carter finds transcendence in scenes of everyday East Texas life.
Strangest State: October 2018
Weird news from far-flung Texas.
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Private Eyes are Watching Beaumont in ‘The Do-Right’
Lisa Sandlin's debut mystery skitters over murder, rape and redemption.
