She and her friends sort colors and look for edge pieces while they gossip — “faster than the telephone” — in the Tex-Mex blend of Spanish and English they grew up speaking in Ozona, a tiny ranching ...

Kalyn Gensic is a high school librarian and writer. Her work has appeared in Southern Oklahoma Living and The Daily Ardmoreite. She is the author of two novels in the Professors Falling series with ...

I entered this profession just as the storm clouds of the current book-banning push were starting to gather; now I’m in the middle of it.

American Citizenship and Other Myths . We shouldn’t ignore the protofascism brewing on the JD Vance-aligned right. But the status quo ante isn’t good enough either. by Gus Bov ...

In a state that still hosts grisly “rattlesnake roundups,” human Texans should learn to see something of themselves in their ...

In a state that still hosts grisly “rattlesnake roundups,” human Texans should learn to see something of themselves in their ...

Over a decade, an average of seven U.S. workers a day suffered workplace accidents that caused or led to amputations. Those ...

A native El Pasoan reflects in a new book on her bustling Texas border city’s roots—and one of the most tragic days of its ...

Amber Givens beat out two-term DA John Creuzot in Tuesday’s primary, sending shockwaves through the local political and courthouse scene.

A repeat Republican runoff sure to degrade all who participate in it, or even think of it, might create a long-shot opening for Texas Dems.

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November's liberal army will be helmed by James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa, after the capital city and Latino-majority areas ...