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Three Months After Uvalde Tragedy, Hundreds Demand Increase in Assault Weapon Age Limit (Photos)

“Our children's lives depend on common-sense laws that the vast majority of Texans desperately want,” declared the father of one victim.

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Abbott and ERCOT Keep Texans in the Dark

From selecting a new CEO to an obscure committee report, the governor kept tight control over significant post-storm energy changes.

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A Brief History of Junk Science and Bad Forensics

“Texas has a long history with the use of unreliable evidence. [It also has made] unique efforts to address that searing history.”

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Greg Abbott’s Foul Spectacle

The governor’s political show may read as tough in Texas, but the rest of the country doesn’t want a barbarian as president.

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‘Don’t Say Trans’ Policy Passes in North Texas School District

“I transferred to another district this year because of the culture of fear you continue to create,” said one LGBTQ+ student.

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With Mohammed Amer, ‘Mo’ Means More Love

The Houston comic’s new Netflix show is an immigrant-asylee-personal dramedy that pays tribute to his love of Bayou City.

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Money for Nothing and Your Chips for Free

Big business is feasting in the final days of Texas' signature corporate tax break, while lobbying for a new program to refill the trough.

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Roberta Colindrez: From Class Clown to the Baseball Diamond

'I want people to see themselves more," the Latinx actress says of her role in the Prime Video reboot of A League of Their Own.

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Loon Star State: Moloch

In his latest political cartoon for the Observer, Ben Sargent considers the violent religious beliefs of the modern Republican party.

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Impending Water Crisis in Laredo

Leaders in the South Texas city are reluctant to impose substantial water restrictions, even as nearby communities declare emergencies.

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Juror Speaks Out Hours Before Execution in Death Penalty Case

One of the people who voted to convict Kosoul Chanthakoummane said the condemned man’s appeal deserved to be heard.

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Trans Citizens Fight for ‘the Right to Exist’ in Mexico

Unable to change their ID documents to reflect their gender, trans residents in Chiapas & 12 other Mexican states are denied certain rights.

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Mexican Drought Spurs a South Texas Water Crisis

Reservoirs in the Rio Grande Valley are running dry—sparking emergency water conservation measures in both the U.S. and Mexico.

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There Are ‘No Real Consequences’ for Toxic Emissions Events

In some cases, these “chemical releases” aren’t illegal. In others, state regulators give polluters the benefit of the doubt.

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Wind Capital in the Gulf

Upcoming offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico could bring jobs as well as clean energy to Texas communities.

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Zavala County Joins Call for Special Session on Assault Rifles

Local governments in and near Uvalde are still urging the governor to consider raising the age to purchase AR-style weapons.

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Recent Execution Based on Discredited Forensic Science

Kosoul Chanthakoummane is set to be executed August 17 for the murder of a Dallas realtor in a case built on hypnosis and faulty evidence.

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Notorious Houston Serial Killer Requests Compassionate Release

Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr is currently serving six life sentences for participating in a murder, rape, and torture ring when he was a teenager.

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Let’s Praise the Bravery of the Sandy Hook Families

“A lot of folks are centering Alex Jones when they should be centering Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis,” said Dan Friesen, expert on Infowars.

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We Could Save the Grid by Using Less Electricity

In 1999, Texas was the first state to adopt an energy efficiency standard for utilities, but we've fallen way behind since.

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‘The Fishermen and the Dragon’ Uncovers Racist Conflict in Galveston Bay History

A new nonfiction book reveals dark details of a clash between white and Vietnamese shrimpers, corporate polluters, and the KKK in Texas.

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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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Poem: Uvalde

"Instead, Uvalde will mean something else to you. It won’t feel like a creek-polished stone when you say it."

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The Biden Administration Must Ban Racial Profiling

The public opposes immigration authorities' use of race in border apprehensions, but it continues to be legal in some circumstances.

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How Peter Stout Turned Around Houston’s Crime Lab

Once dubbed the worst in the country, Houston Forensic Science Center is setting a new standard for criminal investigations.

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