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Samuel Junior Sanchez had served around 15 years of a 75-year sentence for a violent road-rage incident and had seemingly exhausted all appeals when his sister contacted a group of Abilene ...

As we celebrate Pride Month, I am struck by the contrast of what I know to be true about this region and what the popular ...

The NSA whistleblower, with a memoir coming later this year, faces the barriers for Texans with felony records.

Traditional Afghan wrestling—known as Pehlwani—is a popular pastime for boys in the south-central Asian nation.

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They are Dinastía Charra, a team of escaramuzas from Alvarado who perform intricate competitive riding to music. It’s ...

Molly Ivins’ official editorial run at the Texas Observer lasted six years, from 1970 through 1976; unofficially, it lasted a little longer—her syndicated columns appeared in these pages and ...

(he/him) is a Houstonian, writer, educator, curator, and organizer of Mexican and Salvadoran descent. He authored the short ...

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Alexandra Villarreal is a freelance journalist and policy analyst. Her work has appeared in The Hechinger Report, The ...

Brant deBoer is a journalist whose work has appeared in Texas Monthly, Texas Highways, and Undark Magazine. He lives in ...