The Fascist Circus Comes to CPAC Texas
Republican politicians joined Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for speeches laced with antisemitism and overt Christian nationalism.
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Texas’ Eviction Craze
Amid record heat and a new COVID wave, state residents are being threatened with homelessness in rising numbers.
Concrete Ideas
New technology and methods may help clean up the cement and concrete industries—two of Texas’ most conspicuous polluters.
Migrant Deaths Are a Feature—Not a Bug—of U.S. Immigration Policy
Governor Greg Abbott says he can make coming to the U.S. more miserable than being smuggled in the back of a tractor-trailer.
Pot of Gold
Did Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s trusted, troubled strategist shake down Texas hemp growers?
There Is No Legitimate ‘Debate’ Over Gender-Affirming Healthcare
A recent New York Times article that experts called inaccurate and unethical now serves as evidence in Texas against transgender kids.
The John Birch Society Sees a Renaissance in North Texas
Once sidelined, the decades-old right-wing group has seen a resurgence in the state.
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Cancelled in Friendswood
Right-wing trolls forced a decorated veteran to pull out of Fourth of July festivities in this small Texas town of 40,000.
‘Nobody Has Accepted Accountability’: Uvalde Families Demand Change to Police and School Personnel
After the release of a damning House report, a Monday night school board meeting became tense and passionate as organized Uvaldeans refused to be silent.
Abortion Is (Again) a Criminal-Justice Issue
Outlawing reproductive healthcare causes more harm without the intended effect.