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A Looming Execution Raises Questions of Race, Responsibility, and Rap
Curtis Riser had some concerns about the problem of wrongful convictions. He wasn’t the only potential juror to raise this point ahead of the 2009 capital murder trial of James Broadnax, in which... READ MORE
When the AI Cloud Comes for Texas Water
“What’s in the water?” state Representative Erin Zwiener asked when talking to the developers of a proposed data center in her district, which covers most of fast-growing Hays County, south of Austin. “There... READ MORE
Making Coffee with a Candle—and Other Notes from a Cuba Gone Dark
My grandmother sent me a photo last week. In it, a white candle burns inside a metal bucket. Balanced on the bucket’s rim are the cast-iron grates from the gas stove—the stove that... READ MORE
As Contract Negotiations Drag On, Texas Starbucks Workers Have Learned the Power of Organizing
Victoria Hernandez, 23, was brought into work at the Blanco Road San Antonio Starbucks location in August 2025. She’d begun working for the company at 17, while still in high school, dutifully weathering... READ MORE