The Supreme Court Is Itching to Overturn Roe v. Wade
In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the conservative Justices seemed poised to allow Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban to stand.
Civil Rights
Austin Voters Reject Proposal to Super-Fund Police in Victory for Progressives
Fear and propaganda weren’t enough to save an expensive proposal to swell the police department in Texas’ bluest city.
‘The People’s Lawyer’
Civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt, who represented George Floyd’s family, on running for Texas attorney general and ending “comply or die” policing.
Border Patrol Ignored Migrants’ Pleas for Medical Help
Despite a federal law affirming the right to care, dozens of complaints have been filed against U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Contraband Books
What Texas prisons have against Michelle Alexander, Frederick Douglass, and Alice Walker.
Grieving in Orange
Indigenous people came together in Plano to remember those lost and those that survived Indian boarding schools.
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The Woman Who Beat the Border Wall
For nearly 15 years, Pamela Rivas fought to save her land from the wall. But her property still crawls with Border Patrol and surveillance technology.
All in the Family
For the Parras family, the fight for environmental justice has always been personal.
A Texas Professor’s Guide to Learning Black History
Texas Professor Leonard N. Moore’s “Teaching Black History to White People” is a memoir, history lesson, and instructional manual.