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This essay condemning the flubbed hiring of a new journalism department head at Texas A&M appeared in the Houston Chronicle's Sunday opinion section. The university president resigned in the wake of negative press coverage.

A&M's treatment of McElroy violates Aggie values

A first-hand report on what the transition to renewable energy looks like in rural Central Texas.

Central Texas landowners pick up wind turbine deals as politicians rail against renewable energy

Profile of Stephanie Stuckey, who has revived the fortunes of the once-ubiquitous family rest stop founded by her grandfather.

Stuckey's, a Texas road-trip icon turned 'ghost store,' sees revival under founder's granddaughter

Feature on an enduring love story involving Methodist ministers in East Texas appeared on the front page.

Late pastor's tear-jerking notes to his wife, church landed right where they belong

A chronicle of Houston's long and surprising history of brewing, from the city's founding to the modern craft-beer movement.

Ronnie Crocker

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