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After Mass Murder in Texas, Republicans and Democrats Echo Familiar Refrains
Meanwhile, the roots of violence go unaddressed.
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Why Did Media Overlook September Shooting in Plano, Texas, When Estranged Husband Killed Wife and Seven Others?
There was another mass shooting in Texas in September that received far less attention.
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Meet Trump’s Controversial Federal Election Commission Pick
Trump nominated an extremist Republican attorney from Texas to serve on the Federal Election Commission.
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As Hurricanes Intensify, So Does Resistance to Big Oil in the Gulf
Activists demand a just transition away from fossil fuels.
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“No Toilet, No Ventilation”: Prisoners Describe Horrific Conditions in Harvey’s Flood Zone
“We are alive barely,” says one prisoner in Beaumont, Texas.
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Pruitt Delayed Emergency Rules for Chemical Plants Weeks Before Toxic Fires Erupted in Houston
The EPA ignored a warning from emergency planners.
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Surrounded by Oil Refineries, Port Arthur, Texas, Faces New Environmental Crisis Following Harvey Floods
The death toll has risen to at least 38.
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Jim Crow-Era Tactics Rejected as Texas GOP Racist Voter ID Law Smacked Down
Civil rights groups and activists celebrated the ruling.
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Oregon Passed the Country’s Most Progressive Reproductive Health Care Policy
The same day Texas took another swing at reproductive rights, Oregon showed what reproductive health legislation can look like.
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Immigrant Rights Activists in Texas Hope Austin Sit-In Inspires Similar Actions Across US
In what organizers called “the first DACA sit-in of the Trump era,” dozens of immigrant rights activists marched toward the Texas state Capitol building in Austin on July 26, …