News Who is this mysterious shackled woman ringing doorbells in Texas? David Pescovitz

texas Injured combat veteran runs against Texas tea party congressman who wouldn't meet with her Mark Frauenfelder

law Alex Jones falsely accused a guy of being the Parkland school shooter, so now he's being sued for more than $1,000,000 Cory Doctorow

law A detailed, cross-disciplinary syllabus for a "Cybersecurity Law and Policy" graduate course Cory Doctorow

race Police say the Austin bomber killed himself as they closed in on him Cory Doctorow

usausausa Austin bombings: literal American carnage meets with Trumpian indifference Cory Doctorow

texas A Texas brewery made a purple, glittery ale with Peeps Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants To do at SXSW: Cypherpunks Strike Back! and Cyborg Pride Parade Cory Doctorow

texas Witness the amazing beginnings of a 10,000-year clock build in this timelapse Rusty Blazenhoff

law Rancher takes feds to court over camera they placed on his property without permission Seamus Bellamy

Copyfight A huge trove of vintage movie posters from the University of Texas's Ransom Center archive Cory Doctorow

guns Texas attorney general demands more armed church-goers Jason Weisberger

privacy To do in Austin: Plurality of Privacy Project in Five-Minute Plays Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Zombie Peepshow's spiky, monstrous, elaborate shoes (mostly wedges, but flats too) Cory Doctorow

trumpism Fearing deportation, Houston's undocumented immigrants improvise storm survival strategies Cory Doctorow

texas Floating islands of fire ants Rob Beschizza

News Harvey hits hard, TX governor issues mandatory evacuations as 'catastrophic flood' risks loom Xeni Jardin

law Texas Republicans will now require women to carry "rape insurance" if they need abortions Cory Doctorow

politics Ted Cruz's Democratic challenger is a small-dollars fundraising monster who won't take PAC money Cory Doctorow

law Open carry swords come to Texas on Sept 1 Cory Doctorow