I’m scared of what’s being lost in our classrooms: critical thinking, open dialogue, and the freedom to be ourselves.

Beathard was put to death in 1999 for murders that his co-defendant claimed to have committed without him. A new ...

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As public attention has shifted away from policing reform, legislators attempt to shove information into the dark.

It’s on the agenda at the Texas Capitol, but advocates worry heavy-handed ‘accountability’ will remain intact.

Efforts by Trump and Mexico don’t address root causes or measure up to an evolving, international fentanyl market, experts say.

A flood of cash following Roe’s fall has dried up, leaving Texas nonprofits struggling to keep pace with the state’s abortion ...

These decisions affect not just the archetypal Ivy League student many imagine—they affect people who grew up in places like ...

Beathard was put to death in 1999 for murders that his co-defendant claimed to have committed without him. A new documentary-in-progress seeks to bring his case to light.

Reviews The History of Eugenics in Texas Isn’t What You Think A new book unearths a chapter of the state’s story when anti-intellectual fundamentalism was put to good ends.

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The opening pages of José Skinner’s new novel The Search Committee seem to promise readers a merciless academic satire set in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. The first character introduced is a ...