Orlando J. Pérez, Ph.D., is a professor of political science at the University of North Texas at Dallas, specializing in U.S.

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Bitcoin mining afflicts locals with noise pollution, threatens water supplies, and receives generous public backing.

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Republicans want to double down on a system that can keep Texans in jail for years without a trial, while attacking bail ...

Legislation to allow some forms of drug checking has reached the same Senate committee where a similar bill died last session ...

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Public officials at all levels are propping up a Texas Bitcoin mining boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution.

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New play tells a poetic version of the long road to recovery of Houston’s first Black prima ballerina.