Roque Planas
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Austin, TX, United States
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How This Supreme Court Ruling Is Already Affecting Gun Reform In A Blue State
The landmark decision isn’t just overturning gun laws – it’s stopping them from passing in the first place. → Read More
Colorado's Wolf Experiment Will Put Doomsday Fears To The Test
The state plans to take a hands-off approach to wolf reintroduction — and critics fear the worst. → Read More
Texas Republicans See Attacking Trans Kids As Political Win
The far-right hopes to drag more moderate conservatives into a full-scale culture war. → Read More
Texas Republican Wants Food Made Of Aborted Fetuses Labeled
Such foods do not exist. → Read More
People Can Now Carry Guns Without A License In Half Of America's States
A remarkably successful effort to make firearms easier to carry has swept across the country over the past 12 years. → Read More
Convictions For Unlawfully Carrying Guns Skyrocket After Texas Passed Constitutional Carry
No one seems to know why. → Read More
Colorado's New Wolf Plan Is Likely To Reignite Political Tensions
The new plan threatens to spur another yearslong battle over wolf hunting. → Read More
Biden Could Be Missing Out On His Biggest Conservation Opportunity
Conservationists worry that the Bureau of Land Management is moving too slowly on a key tool for success → Read More
After Stunning Failures, Elon Musk Says Only ‘Exceptional Performance’ Is Allowed At Twitter
He doesn’t even seem to know what business his new company is in. → Read More
The Pandemic May Have Changed Gun Ownership In America For The Long Haul
Americans are on track for their third-highest gun-buying year, despite a drop in monthly sales. → Read More
Bloodshed In Buffalo And Uvalde Have Sparked A Wave Of State Gun Control Bills
Texas will be a test of whether the movement can extend beyond blue states. → Read More
Yellowstone Bison Face Endangered Species Act Review
Using the law to protect America’s national mammal would undermine tribal efforts to build new herds. → Read More
The NRA Convention Begins Today. You Can’t Bring Your Gun.
And it’s not just because the Secret Service says so. → Read More
Child Gun Deaths In Texas Doubled Under Greg Abbott. Then Came Uvalde.
While mass shootings multiplied, the Texas governor liberalized firearm access. → Read More
No One Wants To Take Responsibility For Deadliest Mistakes In ‘Rust’ Shooting
Police evidence and a pile of lawsuits show repeated firearm mishandling. No one wants to admit it. → Read More
Gray Wolves Regain Endangered Species Act Protections
A federal court ruling Thursday redesignates gray wolves as a threatened species across much of the United States. → Read More
Texas Is Freezing Again. Did Ted Cruz Learn Anything?
Instead of preparing for last year's winter freeze, the senator cast himself as a victim. → Read More
Red States’ Wolf Decimation Campaign Hasn’t Worked
Idaho and Montana hoped to hammer wolf populations with controversial laws last year. So far, they haven’t. → Read More
Gun Deaths Rise As Biden’s Reform Agenda Stalls
Some advocates worry the president’s window for aggressive gun control measures is closing. → Read More
A Carnival Of Errors Led To Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Shooting
“The safety protocols are only as good as the people following them,” one armorer said. → Read More