My Great-Grandfather Was a Racist
Once we take down Confederate statues, Texans must still grapple with monsters in the past.
Immigration
Murió ayudando a construir la Gigafábrica de Tesla. Tesla no reportó su muerte a funcionarios locales.
Antelmo Ramírez era papá, abuelo y esposo. Su muerte por hipertermia no figura en el informe de Tesla requerido como parte del acuerdo fiscal con el condado de Travis.
‘We Have to Put These People Back in Their Place’: Gene Wu Explains White Supremacy, Reddit, and Life in the Minority
"A lot of these little things had a very strong white-supremacist basis."
He Died Helping Build Tesla’s Gigafactory. Tesla Didn’t Tell Local Officials.
Antelmo Ramirez was a dad, grandpa, and husband. His death by hyperthermia is absent from a Tesla report required as part of a Travis County tax deal.
Turning Anti-Asian Hate into Law
A pair of bills, SB 147 and SB 711, could restrict people like the author's father from owning property, based on where he was born.
‘I’ve Always Been a Transplant’: A Global Perspective on Texas Hip-Hop
David Shabani’s life took him on an international journey from France to the Live Music Capital of the World.
A Border Crossing with the Devil
Hail Mary, which premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, reframes the immigration crisis through a supernatural, biblical lens.
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Haunting the Border
"Deadland," which premiered at SXSW, is a surreal father-son migration movie that will linger with you.
‘Border Security’ Is a Financial Black Hole that Will Consume Us All
Spending on cops and tech at the border has increased ninefold in a decade.
The Border Patrol’s Power Grab
The agency seeks more authority from the Legislature to nab trespassers and others in Texas.