American Citizenship and Other Myths
We shouldn’t ignore the protofascism brewing on the JD Vance-aligned right. But the status quo ante isn’t good enough either.
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Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our November/December 2025 Issue
A note from the editor-in-chief
A Night at the Screamo Bookstore
An Austin literary shop has branched out into loud concerts, cementing a place in the city’s DIY music scene.
‘I Am Not Your Enemy’
An excerpt from a new memoir by Reality Winner
Life in the Time of Hurricanes
So late in the season, this was likely a bad one, if it came this way...
The Arc Doesn’t Bend Itself
A new memoir traces the evolution of a trailblazing civil rights group in Texas.
‘The Search Committee’ Is a Subtle Rebuke of the Border Literary Canon
José Skinner’s fast-paced satire delivers sharp insights gleaned from years lived in Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley.
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The History of Eugenics in Texas Isn’t What You Think
A new book unearths a chapter of the state’s story when anti-intellectual fundamentalism was put to good ends.
Art Is Immortality
Suddenly, Analina dips her head. Grief seems on the verge of overwhelming her—until something visibly intervenes…
A Texas Writer Tackles a Subject ‘Beckoning in the Shadows His Entire Life’
Stephen Harrigan explores his own Catholic boyhood in Texas—and the prophecy left behind by a Portuguese prophet girl—in a compelling new book.