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New collections of fiction and nonfiction build on Dagoberto Gilb’s long career as chronicler of the working-class Southwest.

Following a 1925 investigation, immigrant detention in the Galveston County Jail was declared “a crime against humanity.” ...

An equine surgeon and Texas A&M professor has been convicted of animal cruelty after repeatedly shocking a horse in front of ...

Media attention often focuses on trans teens fleeing the anti-trans states they’re living in. But what about those who can’t ...

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Republicans nearly ran the table in state House races, shoring up Governor Abbott’s school voucher majority for the 2025 ...

Caroline Collier is an editor and writer based in Fort Worth whose work spans scientific research and music to public policy ...

In a divided political climate, many now hold their breath, waiting to see if deportation rhetoric becomes reality.

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