The Mysterious Salamanders Fighting Extinction Under Central Texas
Researchers warn that all of the underground salamanders living in an aquifer system near Austin could disappear in the next century.
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An Influx of New Voters Around Austin Inundates Texas’ Outdated Registration System
Travis County received around 35,000 written registrations on the final day to submit them, meaning that they now need to be sorted by hand before early voting begins next week.
Austin Is Being Sued Over an LGBTQ Discrimination Ordinance
There is currently no statewide law that protects LGBTQ employees from discrimination, but San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth have non-discrimination ordinances similar to Austin's.
‘Texas Is Where Everything Comes to an End’: Author Lawrence Wright on Texas’ Unique Past—and Its Precarious Future
A conversation with the Pulitzer Prize winner on how the Lone Star State's unique culture came to develop in the first place, and how it's evolved alongside the state's economy.
PS Picks: An Ode to ‘Slacker Milk,’ Inspired by Austin’s Richard Linklater
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Why Austin’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Is a Victory for Reproductive Rights
The legislation stands to benefit Texan women who have to jump through multiple bureaucratic hoops to obtain abortions.
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Survey Leader for Barack Obama’s Campaign Still Helping Progressive Politicians
We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.
Not So Much ‘New York Poor’ as ‘Pittsburgh Rich’
What will happen when young talent starts refusing to subsidize the creative industries that aren't really profitable in America's most expensive cities?
Texas Is Dying
The Lone Star State loves population growth, but that's a faulty way to measure economic development.
Demographic Deception
How mesofacts, or facts that change slowly, influence what we think about urban policy and talent migration.