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Traditional Afghan wrestling—known as Pehlwani—is a popular pastime for boys in the south-central Asian nation.

Texas lawmakers are ordering all counties to seek federal agreements that may be limited to jailhouses—or may convert ...

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Lawmakers lacked the political courage for a floor vote at the Capitol on the Texas Dream Act, so state leaders took a coward ...

This session, the Legislature filed more anti-LGBTQ+ bills than ever before. The dozen that passed threaten to negatively ...

Alexandra Villarreal is a freelance journalist and policy analyst. Her work has appeared in The Hechinger Report, The Guardian, NBC Latino, and The Associated Press, among other publications.

Texas Monthly, Texas Highways, and Undark Magazine. He lives in Austin with his wife and three children.

It’s particularly important at a moment when our state leaders have demonstrated that they don't want students to have a ...