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October 2014

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Blood Aces Shows Texas Gangster Benny Binion Knew How to Hold ‘Em

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New Biography Compiles the Legends of The Flatlanders

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Diane Lawson Gets Inside Texas’ Head in A Tightly Raveled Mind

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Robert Wuthnow Examines God’s Role in Texas Politics in Rough Country

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GOP’s Reign in Texas Was Inevitable, According to Wayne Thorburn’s Red State

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Katie Robinson Edwards’ Midcentury Modern Art in Texas Offers a Definitive Take on an Overlooked Era

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Forgetting How to Read? Stop Reading Online

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Michael Morton Chronicles His Fight for Freedom in Getting Life

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New Border Voices Reflects Life in a Third Space

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To Catch a Rapist: Houston Leads on Testing Old Rape Kits

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René Steinke Reclaims a Wasteland in Friendswood: A Novel

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Short Story Contest Winner: “Fuzhou Nighttime Feeling”

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Breitbart Texas: All Thunder, No Rain

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