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Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our September/October 2025 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

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Rosie Castro, whose sons have carried on her decades-long fight for Latino political representation, in her hometown of San Antonio. Dec 28, 2015

The Interview: Rosie Castro

The matriarch of the Castro family reflects on fighting for Latino political representation and the rise of her twin sons.

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Our Blue Period, by Sarah Angle Dec 24, 2015

Our Blue Period

When clinical depression strikes a marriage, the cracks are long and deep.

by Sarah Angle

Test beds underneath Corpus Christi Bay Dec 21, 2015

Postcard from the Incredible Electric Oyster Reef

Scientists hope to heal Corpus Christi's troubled waters.

by Hannah McBride

Janis Joplin in Denmark in April 1969. Dec 17, 2015

Catching Up with Janis

Her brand of blues presaged 21st century sexual politics.

by Michael Agresta

South Texas Family Residential Center Dec 15, 2015

Eye on Texas: Family Detention

by Ilana Panich-Linsman

Iyad Al-Afandi (center), with his wife Lina (far right), daughter Noor and sons Nawar (far left) and Homam at their house in North Texas. Dec 14, 2015

Closing Our Doors, Closing Our Minds to Syrian Refugees

by Christopher Hooks

Tillandsia plant Dec 11, 2015

Poem: Chris Yan’s ‘How I Love You In This House Today’

by Chris Yan

All The Houses by Karen Olsson Dec 10, 2015

Dramas of Family and State Unfold in ‘All the Houses’

Karen Olsson's novel is about coming to terms with the past in a family — and maybe in a country — that too often refuses to acknowledge any tense but the unreflective present.

by Brad Tyer

Ben Sargent's Loon Star State cartoon. Dec 09, 2015

Loon Star State: Professionals

by Ben Sargent

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