Tag Archives: East Texas
Why My East Texas Neighbors are Voting for Trump (It’s Not Because They’re Stupid Rednecks)
East Texas voters aren't going for Trump because they're stupid, writes Joe Lansdale, but because they like the fear-based mythology of the Trump show....Read More
Signs of God
How a mayor’s campaign to keep a Jesus sign brought discord to a God-fearing East Texas town.
How a mayor’s campaign to keep a Jesus sign brought discord to a God-fearing East Texas town....Read More
Powering Down
The owner of Texas’ biggest fleet of coal-fired power plants is trying to wiggle out of paying its property taxes.
The owner of Texas’ biggest fleet of coal-fired power plants is trying to wiggle out of paying its property taxes....Read More
The Texas Miracle #13: Would Jesus Say Black Lives Matter?
This week on the podcast: Our resident theologian unpacks the Beatitudes for the 'Blue Lives Matter' crowd, while Prairie View remembers Sandra Bland on the anniversary of her death.
Our resident theologian unpacks the Beatitudes for the 'Blue Lives Matter' crowd, and Black activists and scholars join us for a racial justice roundtable....Read More
Friends and Poets Remember Sandra Bland on the Anniversary of Her Arrest
One year after a state trooper stopped Sandra Bland on Prairie View’s University Drive, a group gathered for songs, prayers and poetry to honor her and the fi...Read More
Strangest State: Pet Bison, the Yeti Bandit, and a Selfie Statue
This month's weirdest news from far-flung Texas includes a housebroken bison, a cooler culprit and a town-square statuary celebrating social media....Read More
The Interview: Frank Jackson
Prairie View’s longtime mayor on Sandra Bland and Texas’ legacy of racial trauma.
Prairie View’s longtime mayor talks about Sandra Bland and Texas’ legacy of racial trauma, including 'post-traumatic slave syndrome.'...Read More
Mary Lou Bruner’s Say-Anything Strategy May Finally Have Turned Off Texas Voters
A tea party group has pulled its endorsement of the SBOE candidate over her inaccurate claims about Texas schools.
She called Obama a gay prostitute, but her factually challenged statements about Texas schools may be what keeps her off the State Board of Education....Read More
Photo Essay: Floods Drown ‘High Ground’ in Uncertain, Texas
The towering old cypress trees, dripping with Spanish moss and umber water, create an almost primordial backdrop for Uncertain, Texas, a place where time seems ...Read More