Strangest State: Robbers, Witches, and Sharks
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Domestic Abusers Under Protective Orders Often Get to Keep Their Guns
Fewer than 10 of the 254 counties in Texas have standard protocols forcing subjects of an order to hand over their firearms as required by law.
The Awful 88th
Losers included taxpayers, teachers, trans youths, and anyone who uses electricity.
Loon Star State: Republican Education
The little Christofascists grow up so fast.
Abbott Aims to Pardon Racist Murderer Who Sent Explicit Texts to Apparent Minor
The governor didn't even wait a single day before calling for the potential pardon of racist murderer Daniel Perry.
The New Children’s Crusade: Recruiting for America’s Culture War
Powerful interests are sending Texas youth out to do battle against LGBTQ+ people, abortion, and progressive causes.
Catastrophe #88: The Texas Legislature Returns for a Brutal Year
What lawmakers should do to mitigate the state's cascading crises, and what they are liable to do instead.
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Roland Gutierrez Won’t Let Greg Abbott Forget Uvalde
While he's not a "singular-issue" politician, "for these parents … there’s no issue out there that matters if you don’t have your kid.”
The Uvalde Parents Won’t Back Down
Alongside diligent media members, and despite local divisions, these families aren’t letting Texas move on from the Robb Elementary School tragedy.
Rappers Keep Getting Murdered in Texas
TakeOff, of the popular Atlanta group Migos, became the latest hip-hop performer killed in Texas, as the tragic body count grows in 2022.