American South, Midwest See Gains in Housing Development
Dozens of American counties saw hundreds, if not thousands, of new units developed between 2015 and 2016.
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Houston’s Diversity Is America’s Future
Influxes of African, Asian, and Latino Americans helped Houston's metro area avoid economic stagnation. Could an expected demographic shift on the national level end up reviving other troubled cities?
Department of Justice Backs Texas’ Controversial Law Banning Sanctuary Cities
The law would introduces sanctions for law enforcement officials who refuse to cooperate with federal immigration officials.
ACLU Travel Alert: Travelers Should Expect Violations to Their Constitutional Rights in Texas
The alert follows the passage of a controversial law that allows law enforcement to ask about a person's immigration status during traffic stops.
In Texas, the Trump Administration Loses on Voter ID Law
A federal court in Texas has again ruled the state’s 2011 voter identification law intentionally discriminated against minorities.…
Inefficient Hate Crime Prosecution in Texas Results in Few Convictions
Lance Reyna was assaulted in a school bathroom in 2010. Reyna — who is transgender and gay — was a student at…
Shooting Pigs From Texas Skies: A Photographer’s Perspective
On assignment for Pacific Standard’s March/April 2017 issue, photographer Benjamin Rasmussen traveled to Houston, Texas, to fly with…
The Business of Shooting Pigs From the Sky
A Texas-style response to the country's feral pig epidemic involves tourists with assault weapons and helicopters.
The Department of Justice Just Changed Its Position on Texas’ Discriminatory Voter ID Law
The DOJ is walking back years of effort aimed at limiting the harmful effects of state voter ID…
DOJ Pulls Support From Case Against a Texas Voter ID Law
On Monday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reversed course on a contested voter ID law in Texas that…