A new book unearths a chapter of the state’s story when anti-intellectual fundamentalism was put to good ends.

A federally funded project at Rice University is trying to tackle that problem, but in just two counties so far.

Fear and reticence spread in Fort Worth as Sally Mann’s nude photos of her children were held as police evidence.

Experts suggested that more data and education are needed as Texas and the rest of the country build in known flood plains.

Reckless agency layoffs and the dismantling of federal relief programs could leave the Lone Star State in peril.

These floods do not come from nowhere. They are an effect of larger historical, structural, and environmental processes.

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