Time Comes for Castroville
The Little Alsace of Texas, my once and current home, has long been more comfortable with an idealized past than with its full history or contradictory present.
Civil Rights
The Arc Doesn’t Bend Itself
A new memoir traces the evolution of a trailblazing civil rights group in Texas.
A Venezuelan Was Detained as a ‘Documented’ Gang Member by ICE, Which Refused to Provide Proof
The Venezuelan immigrant, who has no criminal record, previously worked for a multinational corporation that sells snacks, food, and soft drinks.
Texas Republicans Put Trans, Nonbinary Teachers in the Crosshairs
Trans educators speak out after the Texas GOP adopted a platform plank to ban them from the classroom.
The Struggle to Fulfill Juneteenth’s Promise and Reckon with Its History
Sam Collins, better known as Professor Juneteenth, says his work to educate Americans about the holiday’s legacy is unfinished.
Transphobic Dress Code Prompted Turmoil in Agriculture Department, Emails Show
The Texas agency’s policy may be ripe for a lawsuit.
Fort Worth’s Forgotten Lynching: In Search of Fred Rouse
Retracing the steps of a Texan lynched in 1921 requires a trip through dark days in state history.
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Bigotry Is Bigger in Texas
52 bills, and counting. This current legislative session is Texas’s most brazen attempt to eradicate our state’s LGBTQ+ community.
Mapping the Legacy of Prison Hunger Strikes in Texas
"I'm willing to die for the cause, because I can't live."
Preview: The Ghost of Frank J. Robinson
Presented in partnership with Texas Public Radio, an investigation of the death of an iconic civil rights leader, ruled a suicide by local police. Documents proving he was murdered mysteriously vanished.