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Free Tickets, Familiar Jokes, and an Unsettled Party Grasping for Unity—and a Fight

At the unusual midterm convention, Republicans pleaded with voters not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

by Eden Shamy

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A Texas Austerity Crisis Is Playing Out City by City, School by School

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The Great Wilonsky Returns to the Newsroom

by Craig Lindsey

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Meet Sameena Karmally, the Democrat Taking on Jodie Laubenberg

by Christopher Hooks

Jul 25, 2014

Progressive Government in Texas? Look to the Cities.

by Forrest Wilder

Payday loans Jul 17, 2014

Rep. Gary Elkins’ Payday Loan Business Faces Criminal Prosecutions

by Forrest Wilder

Mar 12, 2014

Tyrant’s Foe: Meet the Anti-Frackers

by Mikaela Rodriguez

Progressive Country Feb 26, 2014

Jason Mellard’s Progressive Country Asks Where the Cosmic Cowboys Went

by Maurice Chammah

Congressman Marc Veasey Feb 19, 2014

America’s Highest Uninsured Rate is in… DFW?

by Patrick Michels

Dec 11, 2013

Another Victory for Fracking Opponents in Dallas

by Priscila Mosqueda

Noir Does Dallas

by Meagan Solis

Nov 22, 2013

From the Archives: The Last Voyage of Mr. Kennedy

by Ronnie Dugger

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