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Reining in Police Spending
Around a dozen activists representing a wide range of political affiliations gathered recently at a restaurant on the Near Southside to discuss the CCPD....
Anti-LGBTQ Facebook Post Causes Near Southside Uproar
Felipe Gutierrez counted himself as more than a fan of the Near Southside vintage retail store W Durable Goods. Until recently, he maintained a...
Voting Reform on the Horizon?
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its more than 100,000 U.S. casualties, voting reform has become a heated topic. In Texas, electoral politics...
A Call for Justice and Peace
Against a backdrop of several hundred protesters and signs calling for criminal justice reform, one of the protest organizers, Nysse Nelson, addressed the crowd.
“Hey, listen...
Bartleby Is Dead
Though we had worked for the same company for two years, I didn’t know him very well. He kept to himself. I don’t know...
Fired Up
A truth. Police violence impacts African-Americans more than any other demographic. To answer why, look only to the suffering that African-Americans endured during two...
Smokable Hemp Banned in Texas?
Since the legalization of hemp farming in Texas last year, politicians and law enforcement officials have struggled with a straightforward problem: how to tell...
Returning to Stop Six
“Stop Six will take you fast,” Derrick says as he slots a key into the front door of the one-bedroom apartment where he stays....
ICE’d Out?
The spread of COVID-19 has added a new sense of urgency to reforming how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) handles immigrant detentions. Lawyers...
Westside Rise
Last March’s sharp economic downturn left Willie Rankin and the 35 volunteers of LVTRise with an urgent new mission: helping to feed a growing unemployed Westside...
