“Alligator snapping turtle populations in Texas were dwindling. One family of smugglers had been poaching them from the state for years.”
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She Was Told Her Twin Sons Wouldn’t Survive. Texas Law Made Her Give Birth Anyway.
“Miranda Michel, 26, couldn’t leave the state for an abortion. But she also couldn’t bear the idea of carrying a nonviable pregnancy to term.”
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Peak Badu
“She’s a Fashion Week standout who rejects the notion that clothes should define you. Come join a four-hour phone call with Erykah Badu.”
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Ben Kweller is Playing Through the Pain
“There is nothing more out of your control than having a loved one taken away from you unexpectedly.”
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Fahrenheit 105: Why I No Longer Love the Texas Heat
“I like to think I am Texas Tough when it comes to the heat. But lately, my fortitude has been tested.”
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We Were Known For Our Rivers
“A grieving daughter channels family memories along the Nueces.”
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Everyone in Stephenville Thought They Knew Who Killed Susan Woods
“That left the real culprit free to prey on others, including one victim who was ignored for two decades.”
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Boots on the Ground
“As FEMA struggles to keep up with climate disasters, extremist groups see an opportunity.”
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Amor Eterno
“One year ago, before the school shooting in Uvalde, Kimberly Mata-Rubio had never been on a plane or given a public speech or scolded a U.S. senator right there in his office. A year in the life of a grieving mother.”
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Hellhounds on His Trail: Mack McCormick’s Long, Tortured Quest to Find the Real Robert Johnson
“For decades, the Houston folklorist labored over his biography of the legendary bluesman. Seven years after McCormick’s death, the book is finally out—and so are the secrets long kept by its troubled author.”