All posts by Christopher Hooks
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The Search for a Saint in San Angelo
San Angelo makes its case for María de Jesús de Ágreda to the Vatican.
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The Battle For El Paso’s South Side
With the south side of El Paso up for grabs, everyone seems to have an idea about what the city’s future should look like.
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Changing the Conversation
San Antonio’s new mayor isn’t interested in the old battles between left and right.
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Final Cut
When Texas’s film incentives program comes up for renewal, politicians and movie bizzers give performances that Matthew McConaughey would envy.
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Scenes from a Divided State
On the weekend Donald Trump became the forty-fifth president of the United States, everyone called for unity—so long as the other side would just agree with them.
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Amphibious Assault
The case of the missing salamanders.
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When the Alt-right Meets the Aggies
Richard Spencer, the Dallas man who coined the term “alt-right,” spoke at A&M. It was a scene.
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Is the Best Offense a Good Defense Lawyer?
A look at the race for district attorney in Nueces County.
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Trash Talk
The scion of one of Laredo’s first families wants to build a mammoth landfill on his ranch. But the opposition is fierce and vocal—and backed by none other than his uncle and his cousin.
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The Other Border War
Why is the federal government claiming thousands of acres of riverfront property from a bunch of North Texas landowners?