Judgment Day Comes for John Cornyn
And a sordid dawn breaks for a Texas GOP whose 2026 ticket is now officially led by Warren Kenneth Paxton.
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How Trump’s IRS May Unshackle Churches from Their Political Restraints
As if everyday life in these United States wasn’t politicized enough, your local house of worship could soon become a part of the campaign battlefield.
The Perils of Offshoring Justice
Texas and the U.S.-El Salvador prison pipeline
ICE Raids on Beloved Bakery Reverberate Through Rio Grande Valley
Homeland Security Investigations arrests at Abby's Bakery shake up a small town in politically shifting Cameron County.
Abbott’s Border Splurge
Operation Lone Star has unleashed a windfall for private contractors cashing in on a four-year-long emergency shopping spree.
‘It’s Demoralizing’: Trump’s Climate Funding Freeze Has Left Tribes and Community Groups in Limbo
Despite court orders to release federal grants, many organizations working on climate projects still don't have access to contractually obligated money.
Remembering Boca Chica Beach—Before Elon Musk Came to Town
Destruction isn't always something physical, but also something done to memory.
Trump’s Texas Tycoons
Meet the Lone Star megadonors, think tankers, and politicians poised to play big roles in Trump’s comeback tour.
Border 911: The Misinformation Network Profiting Off the ‘Invasion’ Narrative
Dark money and charity organizations led by former intelligence officers and ex-feds have been spreading propaganda and laying the groundwork for presidential election challenges.
How Mass Deportations Would ‘Devastate’ Texas
The Lone Star State is home to millions of undocumented residents and members of mixed-status families critical to the state’s economic success, yet Texas leaders are cheering on Trump anyway.