Only 11% of Austin voters cast ballots during early voting in the city's mayoral runoff election. With Election Day this Tuesday, the decision will be made by the small number of voters who show up.
The race between former state senator (and mayor) Kirk Watson and former state representative Celia Israel will shape how the city confronts problems of transit, housing and equity, writes contributor Jack Craver.
San Antonio quilters patch together family lore and history to pass down the stories of their ancestors through their craft, including Afro-Mexicans and the “Tex Mex Underground Railroad.” Contributor Briana Blueitt reports that chosen scraps, lovingly assembled, can make a new whole.
Texas’ solar industry is at a fork in the road over jobs, writes contributor Lee Harris in a piece originally posted in The American Prospect. The industry can offer temporary, hourly work–or it can allow a unionized workforce, making employment as sustainable as the energy it produces.
