‘Texas is about to execute an innocent man’
by Bestselling author John Grisham has joined scores of bipartisan politicians, lawyers, scientists and doctors to sound the alarm that Texas is about to execute an …
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SpaceX repeatedly polluted waters in Texas this year, regulators found
Elon Musk’s SpaceX violated environmental regulations by repeatedly releasing pollutants into or near bodies of water in Texas, a state agency said in a violation …
Houston keeps buckling under storms like Beryl. The solutions are not coming fast enough
HOUSTON (AP) – Sharon Carr is frustrated. Like many others who lost power after Hurricane Beryl slammed into the Texas coast earlier this week, she …
Who died in the Tulsa Race Massacre?
TULSA, Okla. — Jeanette Batchelor-Young had been searching for her roots for years when she received a message that would change what she knew about …
How “MaXXXine” Reinvents 1980s Slasher-Movie Fashion
Director Ti West’s terrifying horror trilogy comes to a sharp, elegant conclusion in the new film MaXXXine. Emphasis on glamorous—this one is set in the …
How Texas residents are coping with the latest heat dome — and a warming climate
With another summer heat dome forming this week over Texas and much of the American Southwest, many residents are struggling to cope with a new …
A Texas coastal engineer says a simple homebuying decision saved his home from Hurricane Harvey — and could help other homeowners in flood zones
Stronger hurricanes are growing more frequently and causing more damage to US coastal cities. As a coastal engineer, Jens Figlus works to protect coastlines from …
As nationwide wastewater testing ramps up, Texas researchers identify bird flu in nine cities
As health officials increasingly turn to wastewater testing as a way to track the spread of H5N1 bird flu among US dairy herds, some researchers …
The forces of drought put an end to sugar cane farming in the Texas hinterland
Tudor Uhlhorn was too busy auctioning agricultural equipment to mourn the “death” of Texas’ last sugar mill. “I’m as sad as anybody,” said the chairman …