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by Brant Bingamon

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May 23 issue

Texas Moves to Put Unborn Jesus Pro-Life Statue on Capitol Grounds

Donor-funded Texas Life Monument was approved by House and Senate

Maggie Quinlan • May 21, 2025

State Prepares to Kill Another Inmate May 20

Attorneys argue support for death penalty has waned since trial

Brant Bingamon • May 16, 2025

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May 16 issue

Austin Mother Deported With U.S. Citizen Children

Looking for traces of the vanished Denisse Parra Vargas

Maggie Quinlan, May 16 issue

Fearing State Takeover, Austin ISD Plans to Replace Middle School Teachers

New staff planned for three poor-performance schools

Brant Bingamon, May 16 issue

City Eyes $400 Million “Caps” to Build Parks Over the New I-35

Some Council members think they’ve found funding for it

Austin Sanders, May 16 issue

Reflecting on Six Years in Jail for a Charge That Was Just Dismissed

“I was robbed of all this time,” Devonte Amerson says

Brant Bingamon, May 16 issue

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May 9 issue

Surveying the Litany of Anti-Queer Bills Moving Through the Texas Legislature

The wave includes reboots of drag, book, and bathroom bans

Brant Bingamon, May 9 issue

Bill Would Ban Teaching DEI Topics in Many College Classrooms

Proposal targets lessons on systemic racism

Lucciana Choueiry, May 9 issue

Two Years After Voters Approved Austin Police Oversight Act, the Measure Remains Unfulfilled

Report details progress and shortfalls of implementation

Austin Sanders, May 9 issue

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