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The Accommodation begins with the bombings. The 1950s terror spree that racist Dallasites unleashed on Black residents who’d dared buy homes in a then-white n ..read more
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For more than three decades, Harris County Justice of the Peace David Patronella has presided over one of the busiest courts in the state, overseeing cases rang ..read more
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In early July, I found myself trucking down Interstate 35 in an aging Ford with our dippy, big-eared hound dog in the extended cab. Months ago, my husband and I ..read more
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Frances “Sissy” Farenthold sits at a table in a stately Houston dining room adorned with a pair of carved crosses atop an ornate altar. Wearing an elegant w ..read more
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Life and Death in a Texas Homeless Camp As the unhoused population grows, cities like Austin turn to legalized camps, where community and calamity collide. By G ..read more
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Emily Grace Spydell died in adoptive care. Her biological family says the Indian Child Welfare Act could have saved her—but her tribe’s legal code prevented ..read more
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Erica Nix looks like a dance instructor straight out of an ‘80s workout video as she faces the small crowd and waits for the music to begin. Decked out in a p ..read more
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2y ago
Every summer, Juan Palomo squeezed into the backseat of his father’s ’52 Plymouth for his family’s annual migration. “Like birds,” his people knew ..read more
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3y ago
In late May of 2020, Anthony Evans says he was “walking down the street with [his] hands in the air” when a bean bag round fired by Austin police shattered ..read more
The Texas Observer » Civil Rights
3y ago
After years studying errors in death penalty cases, Columbia University law professor James Liebman wondered whether he could prove someone had been executed fo ..read more