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American Skater

A Venezuelan immigrant tries to make a home in San Antonio in exclusionary times.

by Monse Guajardo

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Blue Dog Dem Fends Off Maureen Galindo in Wake of Anti-Zionist Tirades

by Eden Shamy

As Contract Negotiations Drag On, Texas Starbucks Workers Have Learned the Power of Organizing

by Josephine Lee

Military Moms Fight for Safe Housing

by René Kladzyk

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‘Ignored to Death’ in the Bexar County Jail

Janice Dotson-Stevens' death is another tragic example of how bad the criminal justice system is at dealing with mentally ill people who enter it.

by Michael Barajas

Dec 07, 2018

Strangest State: December 2018

Weird news from far-flung Texas.

by Rose Cahalan

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Chuco Style

The suits are flashy, the dancing is mesmerizing and the enchiladas are hot. For members of this El Paso club, borderlands identity runs deep.

by Roberto José Andrade Franco

Oct 04, 2018

Strangest State: October 2018

Weird news from far-flung Texas.

by Rose Cahalan

Sep 17, 2018

A San Antonio Art Show Quietly Foregrounds Migrants’ Stories

More people are displaced than ever before — nearly 69 million. The scale of that crisis is hard to grasp, but visitors to One to Another will see it in a new light.

by Michael Agresta

Aug 07, 2018

A New Documentary on Texas Labor History Offers a Much-Needed Infusion of Hope

“A Strike and an Uprising” chronicles two big wins for labor activists facing long odds.

by Rose Cahalan

Pete Gallego, Peter Flores Aug 01, 2018

A Republican Made the Runoff for Uresti’s Senate Seat. What’s that Mean?

Amid Democratic Party infighting, the Texas GOP made a last-ditch effort to get their guy into a runoff — putting a precious Democratic state Senate seat in jeopardy.

by Justin Miller

Jul 19, 2018

Tom Steyer’s Impeachment Show Comes to Texas

The liberal California billionaire is spending tens of millions in an effort to impeach Trump. Is it starting to gain momentum?

by Justin Miller

Jun 29, 2018

A Vampire Book That Does Not Suck

Written in the style of an oral history, Raymond A. Villareal’s novel quaffs greedily from the arteries of its literary antecedents.

by Roberto Ontiveros

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