In Eagle Pass, the border crisis is complicated
Residents of Eagle Pass, Texas, live with the border crisis in ways most of the rest of the U.S. does not. They want a secure border. They also want humane treatment of migrants.
Read moreResidents of Eagle Pass, Texas, live with the border crisis in ways most of the rest of the U.S. does not. They want a secure border. They also want humane treatment of migrants.
Read moreThe public library in Uvalde, Texas, is documenting the “outpouring of love” after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School last year, helping the town to process and heal.
Read moreRecord-breaking heat this summer has raised risks for millions of American workers in hot conditions. This is helping to spur a rethink of how the country manages extreme heat and labor.
Read moreThe Texas power grid – famous for failing when it is most needed – has come through weeks of record 100-degree days like a champ. Its performance could provide a model for the rest of the United States on what energy transformation can look like.
Read moreHow do you make reparations for historic harm when money is off the table? To accept cash for stolen land would be to sell out in the purest sense, members of the Sioux say. They want their land – or at least a say in how it is protected.
Read moreWhat does it mean to have a childhood? As both red and blue states loosen child labor laws, Americans are debating questions that last came up at the beginning of the 20th century.
Read moreEdward Blum has spent decades trying to end what he considers a harmful practice: affirmative action. With two cases before the Supreme Court, Mr. Blum could be pardoned for thinking he’s on the verge of achieving his aims. But, he says, he’s been here before – and lost.
Read moreRural Texans are deeply conservative – and deeply committed to their public schools. How will that play out in an era when school choice has become a GOP litmus test?
Read moreTexas knows how to put on a show, and Texan Taylor Sheridan is one of the producers bringing TV and film – and vital economic bump – to small towns around Fort Worth. Plus, say residents, it’s just fun when Hollywood comes to town.
Read moreThe U.S. has never prosecuted a leader for criminal wrongdoing. But other countries have. Their experiences show it is a serious test of a democracy, but it’s a test that many democracies have passed.
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