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Black Lives Matter Comes to Vidor—Yes, Vidor
“Vidor, Texas,” boomed the Reverend Michael Cooper, thin and tall in his cowboy hat, “will now be known for love!” The crowd, assembled at a dilapidated pavilion on the grounds of Vidor’s Ra...
Levi Ayala Went to an Austin Protest to Watch History and Instead Became a Tragic Part of It 
When Levi Ayala left his house to go to work on Saturday morning, he didn’t plan on witnessing history. He had turned 16 four days earlier and was still excited about his new job at a Jersey Mike’...
Buyout firm Sycamore Partners in talks to buy J.C. Penney – sources
BY MIKE SPECTOR AND JESSICA DINAPOLI Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is in preliminary talks to acquire J.C. Penney Co Inc. out of bankruptcy should the U.S. department store chain’s negotiati...
Thursday’s Tense but Peaceful Protest at the Austin Police Department
At 6 p.m. on Thursday, police officers lined up along the front steps of the Austin Police Department headquarters. Their faces were clearly visible: they stood near a bin of helmets, but weren’t we...
A Q&A With the Organizer of the Black Lives Matter March in Vidor
On the list of the last places on earth one might expect to see a Black Lives Matter rally, Vidor might be at the very top. In its earliest days in the 1920s, the East Texas city, ten miles outside of...
BBQ News Roundup: Supporting Black Pitmasters and Mourning Louisville’s David McAtee
Juan and Brent Reaves of Smokey John’s Bar-B-Que, in Dallas, shared a message of unification and understanding in their daily Facebook Live session. The Austin Chronicle compiled a list of black-own...
Remembering Bobby Morrow, the Texas Sprinter Who Was Once the World’s Fastest Man
When it came time for me to choose a college in the mid-sixties, Abilene Christian College was at the top of my list. We were a Church of Christ family, and my cousin had been a track and football sta...
The Best and the Bums: Streets of Rage
This has been a rough week, as much in Texas as around the rest of the U.S. On May 25, George Floyd, a longtime Houston resident living in Minneapolis, was choked to death by a police officer there as...
Hollywood, Texas: Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, and Lizzo Lend Their Voices to National Protests
The world of Hollywood already seemed distant before there were armored trucks rolling down Hollywood Boulevard. But of course, the nationwide protests over police brutality have only made our pop cul...
“There Are No Checks and Balances”: Two Texas Criminal Justice Experts on the Fight for Police Reform
On May 25, a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, killing him on camera. Every night since then, protesters have taken to the streets to call for justic...
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