‘Asylum as We Know It’: An Immigration Historian on Trump, Refuge, and Exclusion
After World War II, "People understood that if they had allowed more immigrants into the United States, many of them wouldn't have been killed in Europe."
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Fort Worth’s Forgotten Lynching: In Search of Fred Rouse
Retracing the steps of a Texan lynched in 1921 requires a trip through dark days in state history.
The Long Road to a Juneteenth Museum
Architects have made a Fort Worth neighborhood’s history part of the plan.
Unmasking the Klansman
A new book reveals the untold story of a Ku Klux Klan member’s literary double life.
In Mexico, Tensions Rise Again over 1944 Water Treaty
After decades of negotiations and even a dramatic occupation of a dam in Chiahuaha state, two nations struggle to find a compromise.
The Tower Sniper’s Wife
A new book from UT Press provides a troubling twist on the vow “until death do us part.”
Ghosts from Texas’ Past
Dispatch from a haunted—and historically fraught—building in Austin
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My Great-Grandfather Was a Racist
Once we take down Confederate statues, Texans must still grapple with monsters in the past.
The Hill Country’s Lost Utopia
Searching for an egalitarian society in this red state
Not Your Everyday Snow Cone
An exploration of Bayou City's beautiful diversity through its finest shaved ice purveyors.