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The enduring legacy and capacious vision of Black Reconstruction.

In her new book, Gordon-Reed reminds us that besides offering us origin stories the past can also provides us with a way to think about the present and future.

When the Political Gets Personal Veteran Austin journalist Bill Minutaglio’s latest book is a crowd-pleasing account of heated political battles in Texas over the past 150 years. But does it get the big picture right? Illustration by Katherine Lam Texans take a singular pride in their state’s politics. Where else can one find such entertaining grandiosity, unpredictability, and sprawling variety in one place? Pretty much nowhere, as the veteran Austin journalist Bill Minutaglio knows. His t...

The famous, the infamous and the unsung parade through a new history of Texas politics Jan. 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Gov. Edmund J. Davis, l, a Lincoln Republican, handed the keys to the governors office to his successor, former Confederate officer Richard Coke, without incident. A potential shooting war at the Capitol was averted.Courtesy / Kate HolleyShow MoreShow Less 2of8 Edmund J. Davis died in Austin at age 55. His brother erected a 31-foot-tall monument in his honor. It’s the...