“Loose dogs” on Houston’s Northside were roving the streets in small bands, sowing chaos. At least, this was the opinion of ...

Railways have long defined these East Texas towns, and the Texas State Railroad aims to keep that history on the books.

Following a 1925 investigation, immigrant detention in the Galveston County Jail was declared “a crime against humanity.” ...

The sounds of the Taiwanese Hokkien language don’t resemble Mandarin Chinese, which drifts from the throat in soft wisps. Nor ...

Media attention often focuses on trans teens fleeing the anti-trans states they’re living in. But what about those who can’t ...

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A version of this story ran in the November / December 2024 issue. Ashlee Watts, a veterinary equine surgeon and Texas A&M University faculty member, referred to the draft horse she was treating ...