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An aircraft hangar at the former Reese Air Force Base, now called Reese Technology Center, in Lubbock.

Nearly 500,000 Texans Live in Communities with Contaminated Groundwater. Lawmakers Aren’t Doing Much About It.

Despite growing national concern about the health effects of “forever chemicals,” the state’s Congressional delegation has barely made a peep.

by Christopher Collins

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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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