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Kirk Johnson, a white man with short hair and a close-cropped beard, poses in a black and white photo. he's wearing a button-down and standing in front of an ivy covered wall.

‘The Fishermen and the Dragon’ Uncovers Racist Conflict in Galveston Bay History

A new nonfiction book reveals dark details of a clash between white and Vietnamese shrimpers, corporate polluters, and the KKK in Texas.

by Lise Olsen

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Eye on Texas: Spike Johnston

by Spike Johnston

With Natural Gas Facilities Coming to Brownsville, Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy

by Naveena Sadasivam

Eye on Texas: Uncertain, Texas

by Cooper Neill

Taking flight at a Sabine River swimming hole. Jul 16, 2014

The Unseen Sabine River

by Wes Ferguson

A shrimping boat docked in Aransas Pass. Jan 27, 2014

Life in the Dead Zone

An ailing Texas fishing industry contends with the threat of hypoxia in the Gulf.

by Alex Hannaford

Pro angler Brandon Card fishes in Mexican waters on Falcon Lake. Jun 03, 2013

Postcards: Hook, Line and Sinker

by Ian Dille

Children hanging out

Inside this month's print issue

Lost Children—A Texas Tragedy

A riveting new book about foster care and adoption exposes just how the state lost six kids to out-of-state mothers who murdered them.

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The Magazine

Mauricio Blanco Mar 04, 2013

Direct Quote: Fishing For a Living On the Texas Coast

by Jo DePrang

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