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Ruffled Feathers
In Midland a disputed bird and animal refuge has the mayor and others crying fowl.
Unfriendly Climate
Katharine Hayhoe has made it her life’s mission to proclaim the truth about climate change. Can she get the skeptics to listen?
Media
The Road to Damascus
In 2012 Austin Tice answered a calling: to become a war photographer and tell the world what was happening in Syria. But then he went missing.
A Tree Is Known By Its Fruit
When the 85-year-old matriarch of a prominent pecan-farming clan in San Saba was murdered, her death shook the town—and exposed how obsession and greed can fell a family from within.
684 Articles
True Crime
November 7, 2023
The Great Cajun Turtle Heist
Alligator snapping turtle populations in Texas were dwindling. One family of smugglers had been poaching them from the state for years.
Politics & Policy
December 28, 2022
More Trouble at the ‘Lord’s Mill’
Federal inspectors cited a sawmill run by members of the insular Church of Wells with multiple safety violations.
Politics & Policy
August 10, 2022
Austin Tice Has Been Held Hostage Longer Than Any American Journalist Ever. His Texas Family Is Still Fighting for His Return.
The freelance journalist disappeared in Syria in 2012. His family in Houston hasn’t given up on seeing him come home.
Politics & Policy
March 28, 2022
A Fundamentalist East Texas Church Bought a Sawmill. Injuries and Child Labor Violations Began to Pile Up.
Almost 25 percent of severe injuries at mills in the state since 2017 have occurred at a single facility, owned by members of the Church of Wells.
True Crime
May 30, 2018
Stolen Youth: Modern-Day Slavery in Texas
When Given Kachepa first arrived from Zambia as a young boy, he expected to sing in a choir and gain an education. Instead he was forced into servitude.
The Culture
April 4, 2018
Meanwhile, in Lufkin… March 2018 Edition
Our favorite recent items from the police blotter of the ’Lufkin Daily News.’
Politics & Policy
March 26, 2018
More Sinkholes for West Texas?
A new study from two SMU scientists finds that oil and gas activity has made the ground unstable over a 4,000-square-mile swath of West Texas.
Politics & Policy
March 21, 2018
War of Words: Meet the Texan Trolling for Putin
In 2014, Russell Bonner Bentley was a middle-aged arborist living in Austin. Now he’s a local celebrity in a war-torn region of Ukraine. His journey reveals a troubling development in Putin’s information war.
Politics & Policy
March 16, 2018
FEMA Planning Documents Omit Mention of Climate Change
It's the Trump administration's latest move to stop addressing—or even acknowledging—climate change at the federal level.
The Culture
March 3, 2018
Meanwhile, in Lufkin… February 2018 Edition
Our favorite recent items from the police blotter of the ’Lufkin Daily News.’
Politics & Policy
February 22, 2018
The NRA Spends a Lot of Money on the Texas Congressional Delegation
The majority of members also received high grades for their voting record on gun issues.
News & Politics
February 21, 2018
Dallas Top Cop U. Reneé Hall Wants to Do the Right Thing
The city’s new police chief explains how she plans to apply the lessons she learned in Detroit to a troubled department.
The Culture
February 3, 2018
Meanwhile, in Lufkin… January 2018 Edition
Our favorite recent items from the police blotter of the ’Lufkin Daily News.’
Energy
January 26, 2018
What Trump’s Solar Tariffs Mean For Texas
Some observers fear the tariffs could slow the industry's rapid growth.
News & Politics
January 20, 2018
New York Targets Texas Energy Companies in a Climate Change Lawsuit
ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips among the companies named in suit.
The Daily Post
January 4, 2018
Meanwhile, in Lufkin… December 2017 Edition
Our favorite recent items from the police blotter of the ’Lufkin Daily News.’
Energy
December 30, 2017
The New Yorker’s Lawrence Wright on Texas Oil
We recommend this gripping piece on the boom-and-bust cycle for your weekend longread.
Energy
December 22, 2017
Failure to Prep for Climate Change Could Hurt Texas’s Credit Rating
States and cities that do not create adequate "adaptation and mitigation strategies" may face tarnished credit ratings, Moody's warns.
Energy
December 15, 2017
Texas Mayors Pledge to Fight Climate Change
Part of the Climate Mayors organization, the leaders are striving to meet goals stated in the Paris Agreement.
Energy
December 8, 2017
Transportation Overtakes Electricity As Top Polluting Sector
Transportation edged out electricity as the biggest source of carbon emissions last year in the United States.
The Daily Post
December 4, 2017
Meanwhile, in Lufkin… November 2017 Edition
Our favorite recent items from the police blotter of the ’Lufkin Daily News.’
Energy
December 2, 2017
Wind Power Capacity Has Surpassed Coal in Texas
Scientists at UT predict that by 2019, the state will get more energy from wind than coal.
Energy
November 22, 2017
So Much Natural Gas—But Where to Put It?
There are not enough pipelines to take away the natural gas being produced in the Permian Basin.
Energy
November 17, 2017
U.S. House Tax Bill Bad for Wind Energy
Renewable projects fare better under the Senate’s tax reform measure.
Energy
November 10, 2017
Lackluster Confirmation Hearing for Climate-Change Skeptic
The former head of the TCEQ did not impress senators in Washington on Wednesday with her grasp of science.
The Daily Post
November 4, 2017
Meanwhile, in Lufkin…: October 2017 Edition
Our favorite recent items from the police blotter of the 'Lufkin Daily News.'
Critters
October 27, 2017
Furry Friday: Houston Zoo Animals Cheer on the Astros
The zoo’s residents are no fans of the Dodgers.
Critters
July 14, 2017
Man Who Killed Whooping Cranes Sentenced to 11 Months in Federal Prison After Breaking Probation
So much for second chances.
The Daily Post
June 28, 2017
Parents of Texas Journalist Austin Tice Say They Know He’s Alive
Marc and Debra Tice sat down with Matt Lauer to discuss their son, who has recently been back in the headlines.
Style & Design
April 19, 2017
A Home of Last Resort
Breaking ground— and betting big—on a doomsday community for the rich.
Politics & Policy
February 23, 2017
Working with the Donald
Last year, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce president Javier Palomarez was one of Trump’s harshest critics. Today, he’s informally advising the new president.
Politics & Policy
January 29, 2017
How The Refugee Ban Is Affecting Texas
A snapshot of two of Texas's busiest airports in the aftermath of the refugee ban.
The Daily Post
November 2, 2016
A Banner in D.C. Reminds the Public Austin Tice Has Been in Captivity in Syria Since 2012
The freelance journalist from Houston was abducted outside of Damascus on August 12, 2012. His parents continue to work for his release.
Critters
October 26, 2016
The Beaumont Man Who Killed Two Whooping Cranes Fined And Barred From Owning Firearms For Five Years
Whooping crane advocates hope that the sentence will deter future incidents.
Critters
August 24, 2016
Ruffled Feathers
When a teenage boy brazenly shot two endangered whooping cranes outside Beaumont, his act unleashed widespread anger and resulted in a quick arrest—and revealed just how difficult it can be to save a species.
Science
April 15, 2016
Unfriendly Climate
Katharine Hayhoe has made it her life’s mission to proclaim the truth about climate change. Can she get the skeptics to listen?
Media
September 17, 2015
The Road to Damascus
In 2012 Austin Tice answered a calling: to become a war photographer and tell the world what was happening in Syria. But then he went missing.
Religion
May 21, 2015
For the Mouth Speaks
Catherine Grove walked away from the Church of Wells last month. Now, she and the elders of the East Texas church explain why she left—and why she returned to the congregation that many call a cult.
The Daily Post
April 4, 2015
Catherine Grove Leaves the Church of Wells
The 28-year-old had severed contact with her family in July 2013 after joining the controversial East Texas church, which many consider a cult.
True Crime
December 9, 2014
A Tree Is Known By Its Fruit
When the 85-year-old matriarch of a prominent pecan-farming clan in San Saba was murdered, her death shook the town—and exposed how obsession and greed can fell a family from within.
Politics & Policy
October 16, 2014
Dallas’s Ebola Road
The area along Greenville Avenue and Skillman street, parallel north-south arteries through the city, has become an Ebola corridor.
The Daily Post
September 5, 2014
Meanwhile in Lufkin… August 2014 Edition
Our favorite recent items from the Lufkin Daily News' police blotter.
News & Politics
August 25, 2014
The Long Road to Asylum
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in El Paso stand accused of violating the confidentiality of dozens of Sikh asylum seekers detained in their facility.
Travel & Outdoors
August 11, 2014
One Hundred Years of Greyhound
The Dallas-based national bus line got its start in 1914 transporting iron ore miners in Minnesota.
News & Politics
July 10, 2014
Asylum Politics
Why did dozens of Sikh detainees in a federal facility in El Paso go on hunger strike in April?
The Daily Post
July 2, 2014
Meanwhile, in Lufkin… June 2014
Our favorite recent items from the Lufkin Daily News' police blotter.
Film
June 30, 2014
Now About That Warren Jeffs Biopic
Texas Monthly writers Katy Vine and Sonia Smith watched "Outlaw Prophet," the new Lifetime movie based on the life of FLDS leader, and it was actually pretty good.
Travel & Outdoors
June 12, 2014
Forty Years of the Cadillac Ranch
On June 21, 1974, on a strip of ranchland alongside Interstate 40, an American icon was born.
The Daily Post
June 3, 2014
Meanwhile, in Lufkin… May 2014
Our favorite recent items from the Lufkin Daily News' police blotter.
Travel & Outdoors
May 28, 2014
Life at Sea
Merchant Mariner John Dunaway shepherds the world's goods across the high seas, chronicling his journeys on Instagram. His stunning images are oceans apart from the average user's. Here are some of his favorites.