Field Notes: Where Migrants Crossed the Rio Grande
Reynosa, Mexico: Fresh footprints of migrants dot the bed of a dried pond just south of Mission, Texas, near the Rio Grande.
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Preparing Texas for the Next Big Hurricane
Scientists believe extreme weather events in and around Houston could cripple the nation’s economy. On Monday, new legislation…
Carrying on Campus When You’re a Person of Color
Legislation in Texas allowing students with licenses to carry concealed weapons on campus is still in its infancy, but it poses significant danger for one specific group: students of color who choose to carry.
Texas Is One of the Most Dangerous Places in the Developed World to Have a Baby
Two new reports show maternal deaths and severe complications rose as the state slashed funding for family planning,…
Ahmed Mohamed Is Suing Over His Clock-Bomb Confusion Arrest
Ahmed Mohamed—also known across the Internet as “clock boy” — continues to push back against his arrest last year in…
Trading in Steel Swords for Plastic Flowers
Inside a bloodless bullfight in south Texas. By Fortunato Salazar Jim Verner takes on a bull at the…
A Huge Win for Reproductive Rights Activists
The Supreme Court strikes down abortion restrictions in Texas. By Francie Diep Texas abortion provider Amy Hagstrom-Miller looks…
What Happened in Texas After Its Abortion Laws Passed?
The evidence suggests a Supreme Court ruling in favor of the state of Texas would make abortions harder to get and may make them slightly more dangerous.
How Can I Teach When My Students Are Packing Guns?
Texas' new concealed-carry campus law will create an atmosphere of classroom standoff—and make it impossible to have certain conversations.
This Map Helps Explain Texas’ Planned Parenthood Blunder
Contraception use fell and Medicaid births rose after Texas defunded Planned Parenthood.