Tejas Quarterly

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Who Owns the Dead? Inside a Texas Family’s Fight to Honor Its Ancestors - The Barbed Wire EXCLUSIVE For most of her life, Lulu Francois believed her family history was a mystery lost to time.  That changed when, during a Christmas gathering seven years ago, an aunt revealed she sometimes v...

We launched @thebarbedwire.bsky.social a little more than three months ago. Excited to share our first-ever long-form investigative feature. Hope you’ll give it a read.

thebarbedwire.com/2024/12/11/w...

For all the folks new to bsky, check out this project I’m working on.

At this point, it’s just me and a little bit of advice/input from family. If this sounds interesting to you and you’d like to contribute to any aspect of an online publication, hit me up in the DMs.

We are hoping to do a soft launch sometime in Q1 of 2025.

In our first issue, we’d like to invite people to submit an essay addressing the question:

“What is Texas?”

Who would you like to hear from?

What notable Texans should we reach out to?

Feel free to submit your own essay!

We will be sad to see Jen leave Houston and the Lone Star State…she has been a true friend to all Texans with her excellent reporting over the years. Best of luck, Jen!

Texans: like and pin the #txlege feed & tag your posts about it to have them show up there bsky.app/profile/did:...

Here's a map of the 10 ecological regions that make up Texas overlaid on a map of the counties of Texas. It's interesting to see the county where you live or where you grew up and which region it's in. I grew up in Bell County, right on the line between the Cross Timbers and the Blackland Prairie.

We are hoping to do a soft launch sometime in Q1 of 2025.

In our first issue, we’d like to invite people to submit an essay addressing the question:

“What is Texas?”

Who would you like to hear from?

What notable Texans should we reach out to?

Feel free to submit your own essay!

For the record:

Tejas Quarterly is as of yet still more of an idea than a concrete publication, but even we recognize how important it is for any publication, young or old, to stand for truth and justice. In this election, the only ethical choice is a vote for Harris/Walz.

One image of Texas is that of an oil and gas state. This is an image widely known and promoted by leaders of the state.

But Texas is also a significant wind energy state, an image much less recognized and perhaps at odds with the oil and gas image.

With a judge blocking the execution of Mr Roberson for now in response to a subpoena from House Republicans in the #txlege, we will soon see whether Attorney General Ken Paxton values justice over executing a man in a very pro-death penalty state.

While cowboy hats are not uncommon in Tarrant County, Sheriff Waybourn’s use of the iconic hat serves as a symbol of a rougher, tougher form of justice in Texas…a law unto itself.

The roles/responsibilities of Texas sheriffs have changed dramatically over time, especially for sheriffs in large urban counties. It is a far more professional and administrative position now than in the days of cattle rustling and dueling gunfighters.

Short of a Miracle, Robert Roberson Will Die in Hours. Legislators Are Trying to Stop It. - The Barbed Wire With just hours left before he’s put to death, all appeals to delay Robert Roberson’s impending execution have thus failed. One last brief filed to the U.S. Supreme Court — and a novel strategy from s...

All of his appeals have failed. His conviction involves discredited science, and the lead investigator says “there is no evidence of a crime, much less a capital crime.” The U.S. Supreme Court — and Gov. Greg Abbott — are running out of time to save him.

Speaker Boxing: Is Phelan Failin', or Will the Far Right Fall Short Again? The Paxton impeachment may have lit the match, but this fight is fueled by a yearslong campaign to incinerate what remains of bipartisan comity in the lower chamber.

“The speaker’s race is over with.”

From yesterday: The Paxton impeachment may have lit the match, but this fight is fueled by a yearslong campaign to incinerate what remains of bipartisan comity in the lower chamber.

The Dover Quartet presents the Southwest premiere of Woodland Songs by Chickasaw Nation composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate as part of the The Chamber Music Society of FW's season. I interviewed him about his work and life for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. www.star-telegram.com/entertainmen...

A rather stunning development that runs counter to the idea of what it means to be a pro-life Republican in Texas.

What does justice mean in Texas? What does it mean to be pro-life in Texas?

OMG- my state is trying to kill me (covers weather, allergies, and politics)

What comes to kind when you hear the word “Texas”?

What comes to kind when you hear the word “Texas”?

Let us know: editor (a t) tejasquarterly (d o t) com

What's something you think non-Texans should know about Texas?

What is Texas?

send your thoughts/ideas to editor [at] tejasquarterly.com