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Crime

Strangest State: February 2018

Weird news from far-flung Texas.

by Rose Cahalan

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The Last Days of Tent City

by Dick J. Reavis

Strangest State: Pet Bison, the Yeti Bandit, and a Selfie Statue

by Patrick Michels

Strangest State: Inflatable Rescue Swan, Prairie Defilement and a Tiger on the Prowl

by Patrick Michels

A black-and-white photo of a gun. May 13, 2016

Why I Don’t Own a Handgun

by Forrest Wilder

huntsville walls unit death row capital punishment Mar 07, 2016

The First Time Texas Killed One of My Clients

An attorney pieces together a life cut short.

by Burke M. Butler

Shane Dewayne Hadnot Aug 08, 2014

Feds Indict Jasper Man for Alfred Wright’s Death

by Patrick Michels

Inside this month's print issue

More People Will Die If Texans Don’t Speak Up for Women’s Bodies

The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of America’s long, shameful history of punishing women for having sex.

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The family of Alfred Wright Dec 13, 2013

Family, Activists Want Outside Help Investigating Jasper Man’s Death

by Patrick Michels

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