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  1. celebrity real estate
    Elon Musk Wants a Big Love CompoundThe billionaire has so far bought three neighboring mansions in Austin to house his 11 children and at least some of their moms.
    By Clio Chang
  2. beylieve it
    Beyonce To Rally With Kamala Harris, Boosting Her Celebrity Support
    Beyoncé Doesn’t Want Texas to Hold ’Em Votes for Kamala HarrisIn a rally in her hometown of Houston, she endorsed Harris for president.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  3. politics
    Why Are Harris and Democrats So Focused on Texas?It’s not just the opportunity to campaign with Beyoncé.
    By Nia Prater
  4. crime
    A Texas Woman Is Accused of Trying to Drown a Muslim ChildPolice say Elizabeth Wolf made racist comments before pulling a Palestinian American 3-year-old underwater at a local pool.
    By Katja Vujić
  5. texas
    Judge denies new trial for Texas woman sentenced to 5 years for illegal voting
    Texas Court Acquits Woman Sentenced to Five Years for VotingAn appeals court overturned the conviction of Crystal Mason, whose disproportionate punishment drew national attention.
    By Nia Prater
  6. what we know
    What’s Going On With the U.S.-Texas Border Standoff?The state’s leaders are now defying the White House and the Supreme Court. Here’s what we know.
    By Matt Stieb and Chas Danner
  7. just asking questions
    Can Eric Adams Stop Texas From Sending Migrants to New York?Immigration expert Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on the feasibility of the mayor’s long-shot legal strategy.
    By Nia Prater
  8. pocket sand
    Johnny Hardwick, Dale From King of the Hill, Dead at 64The Texan stand-up comic was also a writer and producer on the series.
    By Rebecca Alter
  9. odor events
    Meanwhile, in Texas, Fresh Signs of Impending ApocalypseIn our latest environmental plague, tens of thousands of dead fish washed up along the Gulf Coast this weekend.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  10. politics
    Ken Paxton Is Being Impeached Over Everything From Retaliation to BriberyThe 20 articles of impeachment filed against Paxton include charges ranging from bribery to obstruction of justice to making false statements.
    By Nia Prater
  11. what we know
    What We Know About the Texas Outlet-Mall AttackThe identities of those killed in the attack, including three children, have been made public.
    By Chas Danner
  12. what we know
    8 Dead After Motorist Drives SUV Into Group of Migrants in TexasThe driver, who was identified on Monday, has been arrested and charged with eight counts of manslaughter.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  13. gun violence
    Texas Family Gunned Down By Neighbor in Horrific ShootingA man allegedly killed 5 of his neighbors on Friday night shortly after they asked him to stop shooting his gun so their baby could sleep.
    By Chas Danner
  14. crime
    Two Cheerleaders Were Shot After Nearly Getting Into the Wrong CarPedro Tello Rodriguez Jr., 25, has been charged with deadly conduct.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  15. boring news
    Elon Musk Is Building a MontessoriThe Boring Company’s Texas preschool will educate the children of the hard-core.
    By Alissa Walker
  16. boring news
    Elon Musk Is Building a NeighborhoodProject Amazing is the company town reimagined!
    By Alissa Walker
  17. politics
    Over 100 Migrants Were Sent to Kamala Harris’s House on ChristmasLocal volunteers say they came from Texas, apparently at Governor Greg Abbott’s direction.
    By Claire Lampen
  18. early and often
    The People Fleeing Austin Because Texas Is Too ConservativeThe progressive paradise is over for some, and they’re fleeing to bluer pastures.
    By Casey Quackenbush
  19. celebrity
    Kacey Musgraves Would Like Ted Cruz to Stop TalkingShe sent a message to the Texas senator during a performance of “High Horse.”
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  20. migrant crisis
    Hundreds of Migrants Were Sent to ‘Live’ in a Brooklyn Heights Office BuildingThe error may, in the worst-case scenario, doom some to deportation.
    By Gaby Del Valle
  21. migrant crisis
    Dozens of Migrants Found Dead in Tractor-Trailer in San AntonioAt least 50 people died, likely from heat exposure, in the country’s deadliest human-smuggling incident in recent memory.
    By Matt Stieb
  22. what we know
    The Justice Department Is Reviewing the Police Response to Uvalde ShootingThe local police chief in charge delayed confronting the gunman — while kids trapped inside the classroom repeatedly called 911 asking for help.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  23. texas school shooting
    The Pro-Gun, Anti-Door PartyAfter Uvalde, Republicans turn to a bizarre talking point about school safety.
    By Alissa Walker
  24. texas school shooting
    ‘We Can’t Get Numb to This’Basketball coach Steve Kerr expressed how many are feeling after the Texas elementary-school shooting: exhausted and angry.
    By Mia Mercado
  25. special delivery
    Could the USPS Become the Nation’s Largest Abortion Provider?If Roe falls, the beleaguered federal agency may eclipse the clinic.
    By Bridget Read
  26. power
    Melissa Lucio Has Been Granted a Stay of ExecutionA Texas court will review new information Lucio’s lawyers say proves she didn’t kill her daughter.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  27. boring news
    Elon Musk Pivots to Pedestrian TunnelsHis Boring Company is trying to dig holes all over Texas.
    By Alissa Walker
  28. power
    Why Was Lizelle Herrera Charged With Murder for an Alleged Abortion?A D.A. dropped the charges against Lizelle Herrera, but questions persist over how she was arrested in the first place.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  29. transgender rights
    How Texas Became the Most Virulently Anti-Trans State in AmericaThe governor’s order to investigate gender-affirming care as child abuse was years in the making.
    By Roxanna Asgarian
  30. politics
    The GOP’s Voter-Suppression Campaign in Texas Is Going Very WellRepublican efforts to make voting by mail more difficult resulted in thousands more ballots being thrown out than in prior elections.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. 2022 midterms
    Bush and Cuellar Survive in Texas, for NowTwo key primaries will have runoffs, with George P. Bush taking on Ken Paxton for AG and Representative Henry Cuellar facing Jessica Cisneros.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. power
    Texas Is Once Again Framing Trans Health Care As Child AbuseA lawsuit followed the state’s first investigations into families of transitioning teens.
    By Claire Lampen
  33. power
    Six Months in a State of EmergencyTexas’s abortion ban has created unsustainable demand for abortion services in nearby states, previewing what’s to come if Roe falls.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  34. bachelor nation
    Houston Said Yeehaw to Paying The Bachelor Big Bucks This SeasonEverything’s bigger in Texas, including the cost of exposure for your city.
    By Devon Ivie
  35. superlatives
    Sharleen Spiteri on the Best of Texas and Worst of the Music Industry“It’s easy to be famous. It’s not easy to leave a legacy.”
    By Brady Gerber
  36. power
    The Texas Abortion Ban Is Having Its Intended EffectAnd usual, it’s low-income women who are paying the price.
    By Claire Lampen
  37. abortion
    What’s Next for the Extreme Texas Abortion Ban?The Supreme Court is now walking back on its own ruling, allowing S.B. 8 to stand and rejecting providers’ petitions.
    By Claire Lampen
  38. explainer
    What We Know About the Texas Synagogue Hostage StandoffRabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker said Monday that he and two other hostages were able to escape after he threw a chair at their captor.
    By Chas Danner
  39. news
    Everything We Know About The Texas Synagogue Hostage SituationThe suspect has been killed, but a motive remains unclear.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  40. vulture quiz
    Who Said It: Matthew McConaughey, Kang, or Kodos?Take our quiz to test your knowledge!
    By Bethy Squires
  41. country boy(s) i love you
    The Fab 5 Saddle Up for Season 6 of Queer Eye, This Time in TexasComing to Netflix December 31.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  42. voting rights
    Merrick Garland Initiates His Plan B for Voting RightsWith the GOP blocking voting-rights legislation, the DOJ is suing Texas over voting restrictions with the powers that AG Merrick Garland still has.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. abortion
    Ohio Looks to Replicate Texas’s Extreme Abortion BanHouse Republicans are proposing their own vigilante law, which would end abortion outright in the state.
    By Claire Lampen
  44. the law
    Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Texas Abortion BanAs expected, the conservative-leaning Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a lower court’s ruling against the law.
    By Chas Danner
  45. power
    Uma Thurman Reflects on Having an Abortion As a Teen“I can assure you that no one finds herself on that table on purpose.”
    By Claire Lampen
  46. surprise
    The Texas Abortion Ban Is Becoming a Hot Legal MessTwo disbarred attorneys are suing under the law, though not for the reasons you might think.
    By Claire Lampen
  47. the law
    What’s Next in the Legal Fight Against Texas’s Extreme Abortion BanA brazenly political court let Texas ban almost all abortions. Politics may be the only thing to stop it.
    By Irin Carmon
  48. politics
    Worse Than Texas: The Real Threat to Abortion Comes Next MonthS.B. 8 will eventually be defeated but not the six conservatives on the Supreme Court.
    By Jay Michaelson
  49. politics
    Anti-Abortion Activists Aren’t HypocritesThey don’t so much care about children, born or unborn, as they want to control women’s bodies.
    By Sarah Jones
  50. abortion
    The Legal Shadowboxing Over the Texas Abortion BanMerrick Garland vowed to protect abortion seekers, and scholars proposed ways to thwart the law. But no “vigilante” suit means no legal action.
    By Ed Kilgore
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