This story was produced by Grist and co-published with The Texas Observer. In the far corner of the Crockett County Senior Center, 75-year-old Cynthia Flores almost always has a puzzle going. She and ...

Recess in the schools of Abilene can be cancelled for any number of reasons. It’s too hot. It’s too cold. The students broke all the rules that day. Baby rattlesnakes were spotted by a custodian on ...

Her work has appeared in Southern Oklahoma Living and The Daily Ardmoreite. She is the author of two novels in the Professors Falling series with the third releasing in June of 2026.

In a state that still hosts grisly “rattlesnake roundups,” human Texans should learn to see something of themselves in their ...

Over a decade, an average of seven U.S. workers a day suffered workplace accidents that caused or led to amputations. Those ...

A native El Pasoan reflects in a new book on her bustling Texas border city’s roots—and one of the most tragic days of its ...

In a state that still hosts grisly “rattlesnake roundups,” human Texans should learn to see something of themselves in their ...