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Following the Texas National Guard’s example, the border county approved the purchase of “less lethal” weapons using state funds.

A version of this story ran in the November / December 2024 issue. Under various and ever-shifting policies curtailing access ...

A school board vote to cancel a summer Pride event represented one of the first government-sponsored cancellations of the ...

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This year, Texas’ original champion of independent journalism is 70 years old. Our inaugural issue was published on December ...

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The war on drugs continues to deny the American Dream to countless poor black families.

We're going to defend our immigrant communities from Trump's attacks, while we hold Trump and people like Elon Musk ...

“We're going to defend our immigrant communities from Trump's attacks, while we hold Trump and people like Elon Musk accountable for spreading lies and scapegoating immigrants.” ...