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Dodging the Ditches at GMnew
General Motors' Arlington plant is in the middle of an eight-week furlough. But even with a set return-to-work date, union members are worried about their jobs.
The Texas Observer |
Michael Hoinski |
07-02-2009 |
Business & Labor
The Beats Go On in 'Texas Music'new
The History of Texas Music is an anthropological study of Texas as examined through its diverse offering of folk music, offering a historical study of social, ethnic and geographical influence and how they have laid the groundwork for a thriving indie music scene.
The Texas Observer |
Michael Hoinski |
08-27-2008 |
Nonfiction
Tear Down the Wallnew
The border-busting banda sound of Dallas' Las Palmas de Durango.
The Texas Observer |
Michael Hoinski |
03-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Las Palmas de Durango
Preserving Black Gospel's Golden Agenew
The Black Gospel Music Restoration Project hopes to identify and acquire black gospel recordings, primarily from the music's mid-20th-century golden age, and digitize them to create a virtual encyclopedia of a musical style unparalleled in its religious zeal.
The Texas Observer |
Michael Hoinski |
11-19-2007 |
Music
