To understand this Supreme Court, watch Clarence Thomas
This last Supreme Court term didn’t take shape as many expected. But the key to understanding how the court might evolve could lie in its most conservative member.
Read moreSupreme Court’s day of culture war surprises
The Supreme Court may, like America itself, be more partisan than ever. But Thursday offered two big cases that did not break along predictable ideological lines.
Read more‘Constitutional carry’ comes to Texas. The trend in five charts.
When Texas changes its gun laws, the United States takes notice. But “permitless carry” already has been adopted in 19 other states. What are the effects so far?
Read more‘This is a great story’: Whooping cranes make a comeback
Finding the right rules of engagement between people and animals is key to bringing endangered species back to healthy numbers. One corner of the Gulf Coast is trying to get it right.
Read moreOn the Supreme Court docket: Fairness, textualism, and crack cocaine
The sentencing rule treating crack cocaine as 100 times worse than powder is seen by bipartisan critics as a punitive remnant of the war on drugs. The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a case that could deliver a telling blow – or a telling victory – for reform.
Read moreCSI Houston: How a Texas lab has remade the science of forensics
Hollywood portrays forensic science as nearly infallible. It isn’t. Now a Houston lab has become a model of reform, boosting trust in this critical part of the justice system.
Read moreFrom rock to opera, Austin live music scene plays on during pandemic
Austin brands itself the “Live Music Capital of the World.” Its hip success drove property values up and rustic music venues out. Then the pandemic silenced what live venues remained – but not the music artists who are finding solace and strength in each other to stay relevant and thrive.
Read moreShoring up the grid: What El Paso can teach the rest of Texas
Lifestyles and the economy have been growing ever more electrified. As climate change amplifies extremes of weather, a storm’s fallout in Texas is a lesson in the need for resilience.
Read moreSan Antonio educator: College-ready kids make poverty-proof adults
Pedro Martinez grew up in a low-income, Hispanic school district. He feels strongly that getting students into college is important – but keeping them there is also a school district responsibility.
Read moreIncitement, sedition, and conspiracy – explaining Capitol crimes
The legal fallout from the Jan. 6 Capitol invasion is likely to reach hundreds of cases. It could also affect the free speech rights of Americans and shatter one last political norm.
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