Each data center can “drink” as much as an entire community. Yet, Texas does not require these tech firms to disclose ...

A version of this story ran in the January / February 2026 issue. In Hindu folklore, the goddess Durga appears with her dark eyes serene, wearing a billowing scarlet sari, and riding atop a lion as ...

I know exactly what message the recent deportation of an Austin mom and her 5-year-old sends to kids. They learn that calling 911 is dangerous.

Department of Education during the Biden administration. Previously, she was secretary-treasurer of the Texas AFL-CIO. Before that, she was vice president of Education Austin and a pre-K teacher in ...

It’s among a handful of similarly colossal ventures announced during 2025, making Texas the global epicenter of a gas power ...

Latin America has lots of experience with private military contractors protecting foreign companies in lawless conflict zones ...

A converted digital camera can use infrared light to reveal Texas border militarization—in the same way the armed forces once ...

San Antonio. He has taught at colleges and universities in Texas and California. His essays have appeared in Ethics and Behavior, Soundings, Biography, Pecan Grove Review, and other publications.

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Warren Horinek was so intoxicated he could barely speak. His first words to the 911 dispatcher were mangled and unintelligible. He gathered himself and tried again. The words were still slurred, but ...