Innocence Lost
On October 27, 2010, just a month after the publication of this story, the Burleson County district attorney’s office dropped all murder charges against Anthony Graves and released him from the county jail, where he was awaiting retrial.
Patient Observation
I had a perfectly normal childhood in Wichita Falls, a place Advertising Age once called the most average city in America. But I didn’t truly understand where I was from until I stepped inside the gates of the local state hospital and realized that every town has another side.
Weird Science
Testimony from forensic experts can be the most persuasive evidence presented at trial, but often juries don’t realize that the analysis of hair, fire, and even fingerprints may not be so scientific.
Out and About
The social politics of being the first openly gay mayor of Texas’s largest city.
The Rehabilitation of Charlie Wilson
From booze-guzzling, skirt-chasing, check-kiting Congressman to American hero in—you guessed it—twelve steps.
The Judgment of Sharon Keller
As she goes on trial this month, nearly everyone—journalists, lawyers, and even some of her colleagues—is calling for her head, but is the presiding judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals the monster she’s been made out to be?
Dream of a Common Language. Sueño de un Idioma Común.
The graduates of a radical bilingual education program at Alicia R. Chacón International, in El Paso, would have no trouble reading either of these headlines. What can they teach the rest of us about the future of Texas?
Bringing Down the Dogmen
How a pair of undercover cops infiltrated the secret world of Houston dogfighting.