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Conservative state lawmakers have filed hundreds of bills targeting the school finance system, LGBTQ+ students, undocumented immigrant children, and more.

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In this deeply reported new book, two Texas authors interrogate the deeper meaning of Timothy Leary, Richard Nixon and LSD.

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The president could just as logically rename the body of water the “Chinese Sea,” one historian argues.

This Texas city has struggled to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as thirsty industries arrive and drought persists.

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In the midst of a drug cartel insurgency, border residents use Twitter to protect their families.