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Dubbed ‘city of hate’ after the 1963 killing, the Texas metropolis has largely moved on but the forces that brought death to Dealey Plaza are as prevalent as ever
DUBAI: In the darkest moments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Souad Massi would walk down to the river. The water inspired her, made her feel better about herself, helped her to reflect. It was there that she discovered Sequana, the goddess of the River Seine. “It was a very strange and wonderful discovery for me,” says the Franco-Algerian singer-songwriter. “I didn’t know anything
Raised on mountain music in Galax, VA, Dori Freeman has spent four albums exploring an ever more personal and catchy take on Appalachian country music. Her newest, Ten Thousand Roses, was produced by her husband, a drummer, as its beat-forward feel shows.
The Republican-controlled state legislature is working to pass a historic sweeping overhaul to the way that elections are run in Texas. They say this is necessary for election security or to restore public confidence in elections. Democrats and voting rights activists dispute that. They point to what's in the bills and say this will make voting difficult for certain demographics who historically have supported Democrats. In this special Texas Matters program, we sift through the facts, testimony, historic record and pick through these proposed laws to help you answer the question: is this bat...
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 tenth and latest book , A Single Star and Bloody Knuckles: A History of Politics and Race in Texas (...