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Bridges history column: Texan Anson Jones, part 1
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoTexas is one of four states to once have been an independent nation. Though only a short period in its long history, it has become a source of curiosity...
Puerto Rican statehood backers poised to take over oldest Latino civil rights group
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Puerto Rican is poised to be elected to lead LULAC, the nation's oldest Latino civil rights group...
Gov. Greg Abbott tells SXSW bands 'Bye,' and a Texas secession scenario | Letters
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAbbott's right: Bands that pulled out of SXSW fest shouldn't come back Re: March 12 article, `When...
In 2049, Texas surpasses California as the greatest and most important state
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAustin, 2049 Today, state officials celebrated new federal data confirming that Texas is America’s...
All but 16 House Republicans vote against bill to allow Puerto Rico to decide its future
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and other House Republicans at a press conference on...
This is Texas hold ‘em – why Texas is fighting the US government to secure its border with Mexico
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTexans’ belief in their state’s exceptionalism has helped fuel support for the Republican state...
Bridges column: The tale of Charles Goodnight
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the years before oil dominated the Texas economy, farmers and ranchers made the state’s reputation through the hard days of tilling the soil and...
DC Is Having a Crime Wave. The Centrist Political Class Is Freaking Out.
Politico via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThere are 13 members of the D.C. Council, and before the city’s recent spike in crime, Moses Mercado...
Pentagon again rejects Bowser's request for National Guard help with migrants
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Pentagon has rejected a second request from District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser for the...
Several Students Were Kicked Out Of A School Play — All Over Their Gender Identity
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMax Hightower, 17, who had been cast as Ali Hakim in his school performance of "Oklahoma," was sent...