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5White Terror on the Border

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3The High Cost of Hays County’s Decision to Keep Prosecuting Low-Level Marijuana Cases

4A Poor Defense

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3Texas House Considers Free College For Students Experiencing Homelessness

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by Brad Tyer

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

Saturday April 13 is a big day for books in Texas, as Austin’s long-running Texas Book Festival expands to San Antonio for a first-ever single-day event c...Read More

New and Noteworthy Books: February

by David Duhr

Mon, Feb 18, 2013

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