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Indigenous Group Sues to Stop Big Bend Border Wall on Religious Grounds

by Candice Bernd

Last Year, a Corpus Christi Cryptomine Guzzled over 11 Million Gallons. Now, Its Water Usage Is Being Kept Secret.

by Candice Bernd

Can James Talarico Do Better than Beto? 

by Eden Shamy

The dome of the Texas State Capitol, in black and white, with a gradient filter creating a gloomy aura about it. Nov 15, 2023

Texas Legislature Votes to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds

A major U.S. Supreme Court case could be on the horizon as the Lone Star State takes international matters into its own hands.

by Gus Bova

A haphazard pile of open, used textbooks, seen from the top edge of the books, with a pencil across the open page of the top textbook. Nov 14, 2023

Republicans Target ‘Woke’ Climate Change Topics in Science Textbooks

Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian wants the Board of Education to reject accurate descriptions of environmental science in school books.

by Kristoffer Tigue

In a black and white photo, audience members hold up Resign Now signs in the board room of a school board. Nov 13, 2023

These Are the Right-Wing Ideologues Taking Over School Boards

Conservative consultants and PACs are turning Texas school boards into partisan battlegrounds.

by Steven Monacelli

Surveillance footage shows a man in a checkered, light blue shirt spray-painting "No Islam" on an exterior wall with an "X" over it. A photo in the top right of Genovevo Izaguirre, the pastor of Mision Divina, who has been identified as the subject. Nov 09, 2023

Right-Wing Pastor Arrested for ‘No-Islam’ Graffiti in Downtown Brownsville

Genovevo Izaguirre’s social media accounts feature anti-LGBTQ+ and Islamophobic propaganda.

by Steven Monacelli

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, center, throws up his hands as he talks with defense and prosecution counsel during the impeachment trial for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Nov 09, 2023

Dan Patrick: Judge, Jury, Executioner?

The long arm of the lieutenant governor reached far into the Paxton impeachment saga.

by Justin Miller

A diverse group of a few dozen people gather with a large "Decrim Denton" banner" and signs supporting reform of marijuana laws. Nov 08, 2023

Local Initiatives for Cannabis Inspire Voter Turnout, Direct Democracy at Its Messiest 

In some cities, enforcement of cannabis laws is way down. In others, a backlash has seen increased arrests.

by Kit O'Connell

A room full of Ohioans with their arms raised in celebration Nov 08, 2023

The Reason Texans Can’t Vote on Abortion and Weed

Hint: The Legislature could give us the chance if it wanted.

by Gus Bova

Auto workers in red shirts hold up signs that say, "UAW on strike" Nov 07, 2023

UAW’s Historic Strike Win Has ‘Huge Implications’ for Texas Autoworkers

The revitalized union is coming after Toyota, Tesla, and other non-union carmakers.

by Gayle Reaves

An illustration of a menacing array of guns and firearms pointed upwards. Nov 06, 2023

Domestic Abusers Under Protective Orders Often Get to Keep Their Guns

Fewer than 10 of the 254 counties in Texas have standard protocols forcing subjects of an order to hand over their firearms as required by law.

by Michelle Pitcher

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