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Texas’ Plantation Prisons: Inside a 200-Year History of Forced Labor Shrouded in Secrecy
Punishments, injuries, and deaths—including from heat—on TDCJ farms are more hidden than they were in the years following convict leasing.
Since 1954
Punishments, injuries, and deaths—including from heat—on TDCJ farms are more hidden than they were in the years following convict leasing.
Ruben Gutierrez was convicted of murder in 1999 under Texas’ “Law of Parties.” He says he had nothing to do with the killing.
The category 1 storm dealt the city disastrous damage. Houston’s first direct hit from a hurricane in decades showed how vulnerable the nation’s energy capital remains.
“The border is like a free-for-all, this frontier zone that is a perfect laboratory for tech experimentation.”
The all-GOP 15th Court of Appeals soon will hear disputes involving the state’s environmental regulators. “It’s BYOC—bring your own court—for polluters and powerful interests.”
Following the Texas National Guard’s example, the border county approved the purchase of “less lethal” weapons using state funds.
The crusade against Texans for Lawsuit Reform and the rise of conservative lawfare reveal a new side of Texas’ ruling party.
Trans educators speak out after the Texas GOP adopted a platform plank to ban them from the classroom.
Chris Paddie is fighting back in court against a state ethics commission probe into his allegedly illegal lobbying.
Even before Biden’s recent executive order, asylum-seekers were waiting for months in dangerous Mexican border towns for an appointment to cross into Texas.
Sheinbaum made history and will become Mexico’s first woman president, but concerns arise as she is expected to uphold AMLO’s approach to migration.
As a border physician, I see firsthand the violence of Operation Lone Star, which has made America a key partner in a dangerous triad targeting refugees.
In Llano County, a local librarian fought back against censorship, prompting a federal court fight and national recognition but losing the job of her dreams.
A new movie set in Stephenville complicates, without vilifying, one of our state’s central mythic figures.
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