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The Power of Marriagenew

How a gay union saved David Gonzales from deportation.
The Texas Observer  |  Emily DePrang  |  05-15-2012  |  LGBT

Houston's Wife-Beaters Avoid Prosecution by Leavingnew

Mundane details of procedural policy and staff shortages translate to an officially sanctioned negligence that forces women in danger to beg police for help, but delivers nothing if their assailant isn't around when police show up. Sometimes these women escape to safety on their own ... sometimes they die.
The Texas Observer  |  Emily DePrang  |  03-10-2008  |  The War on Women

Superfun with Superfund in Texasnew

A scenic tour of Harris County's 11 best toxic attractions.
The Texas Observer  |  Emily DePrang  |  10-22-2007  |  Environment

Iraq War Vets Feel They're Being Cast Asidenew

In their own voices, three veterans speak of the inadequacy of what the military calls reintegration counseling, of the immediacy of their worst memories, of their helplessness in battle, of the struggle to rejoin a society that seems unwilling or unable to comprehend the price of their service.
The Texas Observer  |  Emily DePrang  |  07-03-2007  |  War

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