Topic: Texas

Gardening connects us

Even those who don't know a petunia from a pansy feel a connection to plants and gardens.

Lessons from disasters like Ike

America has tightened building codes in danger zones, but it also needs to stop building.

Changing the game for good

The Monitor's language columnist looks at a term that almost everyone wants to pin on Sarah Palin.

Congress prepared to work quickly on administration financial rescue plan

Key members call for bipartisan effort after meeting with administration officials.

McCain and Obama on International Talk Like a Pirate day

Defying Ike: Why 140,000 stayed behind

They weathered the hurricane against the orders of authorities, to protect their property and way of life

After Ike, to rebuild or not?

Coastal Texas now faces the classic question asked in the wake of other natural disasters.

As Ike made clear, better storm-surge forecasting can't come soon enough

Since 2005, scientists have redoubled research to improve understanding ofthe surge hazard.

Controversial path to possible glut of natural gas

Water and chemicals injected at high pressure can extract more gas – and possibly pollute drinking water.

Ike's wake triggers massive relief and cleanup effort

One of the largest storms in US history will cost billions of dollars.

All revved up: a teen's first set of wheels

Big or small? Used or new? Who pays for gas? So many decisions to make about teens' cars.

Prayer in the wake of hurricane Ike

A Christian Science perspective on daily life.

In Ike's wake, holdouts complicate rescues

More than 100,000 in Texas and Louisiana are estimated to have refused hurricane evacuation orders.

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Ike evacuation: 'Hurricane amnesty' to help Gulf's illegal immigrants

But increased raids this past year mean that many undocumented may choose to stay in the storm zone.

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about part-time work, community organizers, and teacher respect.

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Texas death-row inmate gets reprieve, but not because of alleged affair

A state appeals court halted his execution Tuesday in order to examine the judge's instructions to the jury.

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about Russia's intervention in Georgia and shifting taxes to promote conservation.

The Irregulars

Roald Dahl's days as a savvy British spy in wartime Washington.

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Election wild card: first-time voters

Obama and McCain have traded leads in the polls. But whose supporters will turn out in November?

What's wrong with boredom?

Unstructured time is the mother of creativity.

U.S. begins hunting Iraq's bombmakers, not just bombs

Fatalities from improvised explosive devices, the biggest killer of US troops in Iraq, declined 78 percent over the past year.