When Hector Flores turned 18, he had to pay to vote. More than 60 years later, he can’t remember the exact rate of the poll tax, maybe $2.50 or $2.75. But vivid in his mind is that the fee was roughly the price of a couple gallons
The fall is a magical time of year for Texans. It brings all the best stuff, like football, frigid 89-degree temperatures, and election season. It also brings lots of disgusting crickets that get everywhere, stink to high heaven, and make us wonder which vengeful god we’ve pissed off
Most of the “Trump Train” supporters have officially beaten voter intimidation allegations in a civil trial after a federal jury decided that they weren’t financially liable for swarming a Joe Biden-Kamala Harris campaign bus on Interstate 35 in 2020. Well, all except one. A lone Trump supporter, however,
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every two weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 essential (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs,
Texas lawmakers fucked around, and now we’re all finding out. Since the state’s abortion ban passed in 2021, the state’s rate of maternal mortality cases rose by 56%, compared with just 11% nationally, according to NBC News. The Gender Equity Policy Institute took a look at data
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton bravely came to the defense of the oil and gas industry Monday, suing the Biden administration for daring to try and protect a rare lizard. The tiny reptile in question is the dunes sagebrush lizard, which lives in sand dunes about 30 miles west of
It’s old hat to say everything is bigger in Texas. True connoisseurs know that things in the Lone Star State are also often wilder and weirder than what you see on the evening news. Every two weeks, Steven Monacelli will explore the dystopic, desperate, and despicable realities of contemporary
Oh noooooooo. In a devastating turn of events, LGBTQIA+ advocates have begun email-spamming the state with links to sex toys, porn, and the entire script from the cult-classic absurd animated film “Bee Movie” over a new anti-trans policy, which banned Texans from changing the sex listed on
We’ve got another story about a Waco-area religious group accused of being culty (no, not that one). The Independent, a U.K.-based online newspaper, interviewed six former Homestead Heritage members who were born into the insular religious community but left the church as adults. They called it
If you’re going to the State Fair of Texas next week, you’ll have to keep your assault rifles at home. Dallas County District Judge Emily Tobolowsky denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to stop a gun ban from taking effect when the fair opens next week,
“The most rewarding part of stories,” said author Jonny Garza Villa at a book signing hosted by Austin’s Little Gay Shop, is “realizing that I can write something that’s hyperspecific, a Mexican-American experience in a specific city in Texas, and how what that character is going through
Texans (not just the NFL fans) love CJ Stroud, and apparently we aren’t alone; the quarterback’s jersey is now the best-selling one among NFL players in the nation. This week, the National Football League Players Association, the union for NFL players, released a list of the top