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Raising the Bars
Hooks: Dems are Missing Their Chance to Give Obama His Transformational Legacy
In 2008, Obama said he wanted to create Reaganesque transformational change. Can Clinton do it?
As the Obama presidency ends, his aspiration to fundamentally change the country is the metric by which we should judge his legacy....Read More
Loon Star State: Unemployment Benefits
In this month's award-winning Loon Star State cartoon by Ben Sargent, a post-'Dancing with the Stars' Rick Perry goes looking for a new gig — again. ...Read More
Paxton: ‘No Evidence’ Obama’s Clean Power Plan Will Mitigate Climate Change
Experts say the federal emissions regulations will cut carbon pollution, accelerate the shift to green energy and reduce asthma attacks in children....Read More
Texas Association of Business Comes Out Against Anti-Trans ‘Bathroom Bills’
The state's 4,300-member chamber of commerce has passed a resolution against "bathroom bills" that prevent transgender Texans from using certain restrooms....Read More
Eddie Canales on Saving Migrant Lives in Brooks County
The activist and organizer shined a light on migrant deaths in South Texas in 2012. Now, his group is using alliances and technology to save more lives....Read More
Hostile Takeover
How the Koch brothers and their libertarian allies pushed their way into Texas Tech — and used public funds to do it.
How the Koch brothers and their libertarian allies pushed their way into Texas Tech — and used public funds to do it....Read More
Once Again, School District Shuts Down Tax Break for Gas Exporter
For the second straight year, the Point Isabel ISD board rejected a tax break for a company hoping to ship liquefied natural gas from Brownsville....Read More
The Texas Miracle #23: She Fought the Law — and the Law Lost
Meet the Brooklynite who took on Texas' anti-abortion regulations, and won. Plus: The latest on campus carry and the ethics of 2016 election coverage.
Meet thirtysomething Brooklynite Stephanie Toti, who took on Texas' anti-abortion regulations, and won. Plus: The latest on campus carry and the 2016 vote....Read More
Short Story Contest Finalist: ‘Only Animals’
Short Story Contest finalist Chelsea Sutton's story explores what happens when the preconceived boxes humans put ourselves into are no longer enough....Read More