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Hubbard Middle School food service staff members Sherry Scott and Anita Patel serve lunch to a family in the school's parking lot in Tyler, Texas on Monday, March 16, 2020. While schools are shut down because of the coronavirus, Tyler Independent School District Food Services is providing free curbside meals at designated school campuses from March 16-20. to all Tyler ISD students. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)

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ACLU Sues East Texas Towns Over ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ Ordinances

by Sophie Novack

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A massive public art project lit up the sky over El Paso and Juárez this month, prompting conversations both funny and serious, political and personal.

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A pistol grip mussel. Nov 25, 2019

East Texas Rivers Could Become a Boiling Pot for Mussels

The humble bivalves may not look like much, but they act as crucial natural filters across the state's waterways—and they're severely threatened by climate change.

by Christopher Collins

The North Mopac Luby's cafeteria in Austin. Nov 25, 2019

A Chain Reaction

Luby’s is in trouble. Can the iconic cafeteria chain endure?

by Andrea Valdez

Nov 22, 2019

‘Almost Akin to a Political Coup’: Houston Teachers Fight Back Against State Takeover of HISD

In a last-ditch effort to stop a state takeover of Texas’ largest school district, the Houston teachers union is suing the state for disenfranchising voters of color.

by Justin Miller

Nov 21, 2019

‘We Build the Wall’ Lands in South Texas, Vilifies Priest and Butterfly Refuge

Accusing a priest of supporting human trafficking and a nature center of butterfly-smuggling is one way to make friends when you’re the new kid in town.

by Gus Bova

Sam’s Bar-B-Que (since 1976), East Twelfth and Poquito Streets. Nov 20, 2019

I’ve Lived in East Austin for 60 Years, and I Don’t Recognize it Anymore

As gentrification reshapes my neighborhood, I fear we’re losing something of real value to our city.

by Wilhelmina Delco

Nov 20, 2019

The Rural Health Care Crisis, Mapped

Texas is facing a rural health care crisis. How many doctors are in your county?

by Rolando Hernandez

The Memphis health clinic shuttered in 2017, making it harder for Yolanda Narvaez, right, and her husband, Angel, to access care. Nov 18, 2019

Driving My Life Away

As physicians leave small towns, rural Texans must travel farther and farther for health care.

by Christopher Collins and Sophie Novack

Yellow Rose enters the pop culture zeitgeist as illegal immigration continues to be one of the most common and polarizing subjects nationwide. Nov 14, 2019

In ‘Yellow Rose,’ the American Coming-of-Age Story Finally Includes Undocumented Youth

Set in Austin, the film tracks a Filipina teen dreaming of a country music career—and fighting to keep her family together.

by Glorie Martinez

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