This is the grave of Henry Wade. Born in 1914 in Rockwall County, Texas, Wade came from a legal family. In fact, five of his seven brothers would also become lawyers. He graduated from the University of Texas in 1939 and took a job with...
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I was amused by this Eater piece where someone went to Trump Burger in Texas, which is of course owned by an immigrant from Lebanon. From Civil Rights-era lunch counter sit-ins to restaurant.
ProPublica has a good report on the impact on women's health from the Texas abortion ban, an issue of course that the state of Texas has no intention of tracking.
The sign of a functioning country my friends: A new bill aimed at beefing up school security could include armed drones guarding Texas schools. The bill filed by State Rep. Ryan Guillen will be taken up during the 89th Texas Legislative session that begins in...
DORAL, FL - OCTOBER 23: Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump attends a campaigns rally In Florida at the Trump National Doral on October 23, 2015 in Doral, Florida. Trump.
On October 16, 1937, the Buchanan Dam, which dammed the Colorado River of Texas, west of the town of Burnet, was dedicated. This event might not seem to have a.
If you want to know who really controls right wing politics, this deep dive into two Texas christofascists who effectively run the state's Republicna Party will scare the heck out of you.
This is the grave of Samuel Lanham. Born in 1846 in South Carolina, Lanham grew up in the world of owning humans, which as a young man he was happy.
I hadn't really thought it about much until I read this article, but it seems true to me that jalapeños are less spicy than they used to be. I mean,.
This is the grave of Bill Clements. Born in 1917 in Dallas, Clements did not grow up in super wealthy circumstances. His father was in the oil industry and I think mostly did OK, but the Great Depression crushed the family. His father lost his...
Great piece here in Texas Observer by Gabriel Arana about his own great-grandfather's racism and how that connects to the cult of the Confederacy in Texas. The Confederate Soldiers Monument.
Good lord: Houston Independent School District will be eliminating librarian positions at 28 schools this upcoming year and utilizing some of the libraries as ‘Team Centers” where kids with behavioral.