Founded in March by a group of prominent Texas historians who broke off from the TSHA—some defecting entirely, some maintaining a dual allegiance—the organization is dedicated to promoting what it regards as a more pluralistic and inclusive approach to history. “No one in our society is to be excluded or denigrated because...
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The “Texas Miracle” loses some of its magic as Oracle announces it’s moving its new HQ out of Austin and Tesla lays off nearly 2,700 workers.
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The state’s most powerful figure, Tim Dunn, isn’t an elected official. But behind the scenes, the West Texas oilman is lavishly financing what he regards as a holy war against public education, renewable energy, and non-Christians....
The state’s most powerful figure, Tim Dunn, isn’t an elected official. But behind the scenes, the West Texas oilman and lay preacher is lavishly financing what he regards as a holy war against public education, renewable energy, and non-Christians.
An agency spokesperson claimed that the move had nothing to do with politics. Internal emails show otherwise.
Anonymous landowners donated the pristine 1,200-acre parcel, which will be open to the public on September 23.
As United Methodist congregations across the U.S. leave over LGBTQ inclusion and the interpretation of Scripture, one East Texas community is rent asunder.
The numbers are smaller, but so many of the issues are exactly the same. This is a really interesting long-form piece about how the big schools were getting frustrated with the perceived caps on their potential that came from being "stuck" with their smaller regional rivals. To be fair, it also goes into how those rivals were...
