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Finding God, Asking State to Find Mercy on Death Row
Ramiro Gonzales will be put to death next Wednesday, unless the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommends clemency.
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Ramiro Gonzales will be put to death next Wednesday, unless the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommends clemency.
The crusade against Texans for Lawsuit Reform and the rise of conservative lawfare reveal a new side of Texas’ ruling party.
Opinion ⋆
An Arlington environmentalist calls for courage at the local level despite state limitations.
A note from the interim editor-in-chief
Amid new projections of surging demand, energy analyst Doug Lewin explains what worries him–and what doesn’t.
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.
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.
Two community organizers-turned-candidates see their wins as a progressive blueprint for taking on the establishment and mobilizing the Democratic base.
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.
More migrants are being stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border under Biden’s executive order.
A Puente poll represents a rare survey of the Mexican public by U.S. media.
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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