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A scheme to relocate the unhoused out of one Texas city's downtown sheds light on a larger right-wing takeover of federal homelessness policy.

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A DALLAS MEGADONOR, A NEW NONPROFIT, AND THE WAR ON ‘HOUSING FIRST’ ↗

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Nonfiction that's meant to be started, finished, and leave you with something to show for it

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OUR BEST LONGFORM STORIES OF 2025 ↗

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At the close of an awful year, a religion scholar offers reflections on resisting despair in dark times, for the religious and non-religious alike.

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A LIGHT THE DARKNESS CANNOT EXTINGUISH ↗

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As deep South Texas prepares for its first gas export facility, communities along the Gulf Coast offer cautionary tales.

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PEERING INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY’S FOSSIL FUEL FUTURE ↗

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Her anti-climactic exit from office caps a saga of waning power and growing discord. But what her rise once promised is worth remembering.

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LINA HIDALGO HAD A VISION. HARRIS COUNTY WON’T SEE IT. ↗

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

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IN TARRANT COUNTY, A GRASSROOTS COALITION PUSHES BACK ON CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS ↗

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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.

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PAM PERILLO’S SISTERHOOD OF THE CONDEMNED ↗

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In bucolic areas near the Louisiana line, residents ask, "Why are Texas taxpayers liable for other states’ toxic waste?"

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PITTED AGAINST WASTE ↗

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