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Textile Artist Diedrick Brackens Recasts Symbols of Life and Death in Texas In his return to Texas, the artist from Mexia uses animals, silhouette, and texture in his latest installation at the Blanton Museum of Art. In his return to Texas, the artist from Mexia uses animals, silhouette, and texture in his latest installation at the Blanton Museum of Art. Nic Yeager Mar 11, 2021, 8:00 am CST Courtesy of the Blanton Museum "the cup is a cloud," 2018. Cotton and acrylic yarn and mirrors. In Died...

Nobody Warned Texans About the Public Health Risks of the Winter Storm Without advance warning about the true scale of power outages and the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning, local officials say they were caught off guard, leaving residents to fend for themselves. Sheletta Brundidge (far left) and her family offered free carbon monoxide detectors to Texans leading up to the winter storm. Courtesy of Sheletta Brundidge Without advance warning about the true scale of power outages and the risk...

‘Not Celebrating Yet’: South Texans Wait for Biden to Cancel Trump’s Wall The president’s pause on wall construction leaves questions unanswered in Texas. Nayda Alvarez is a public school teacher in the Rio Grande Valley. Her home, less than a football field’s length from the Rio Grande, is threatened by the border wall. Gus Bova The president’s pause on wall construction leaves questions unanswered in Texas. Nayda Alvarez is a public school teacher in the Rio Grande Valley. Her hom...

The nonprofit corporation is asking Ken Paxton’s office for permission to ignore requests seeking information on the costliest winter storm in the state’s history.

Industrial Facilities Released Millions of Pounds of Illegal Pollution During the Winter Storm Many of them won’t face any consequences for the excess emissions that they pumped into the air, endangering the lives of communities downwind. A refinery is seen along the water on August 26, 2020, in Port Arthur, Texas. AP Photo/Eric Gay Many of them won’t face any consequences for the excess emissions that they pumped into the air, endangering the lives of communities downwind. A refinery is se...