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Researchers in Houston analyzed the locations of 114 proposed industrial projects related to oil and gas in Texas, most of ...

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"I'm not interested in tearing down my fellow Democrats, because we are all on the same team ... but I think that I've got a compelling case to make." ...

Rachelle Meyer is an American illustrator and cartoonist living in Amsterdam. She’s been published in The New York Times, The ...

The recent redistricting of county commissioners court precincts has galvanized progressive organizers heading into 2026.

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She's a death row survivor, but she doesn't think she's really any different from her friends who are still set to die.

The ACLU found official misconduct, perjury, and predominantly white juries to be leading contributors to exonerated death ...

The Trump administration’s bans and airport detentions are derailing the academic dreams of students who carry out important research—and sometimes pay hefty tuition—to attend Texas institutions.

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A version of this story ran in the September / October 2019 issue. In 2012, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was facing an ascendant tea party faction and was leery of political insurrection.