Gonzo Garza reclines in his bed, watching the storm rage outside. The rain falls in heavy curtains, obscuring his view of the Capitol’s pink dome.   Tori Mangonel sits naked on the other side of the bed, facing the wall.  Gonzo stares at her back.   “Where’s your car?” he asks.   Mangonel ignores him… Read More

The old ranch truck slides to a stop at the crossing of FM 669, and a cloud of dust washes over the truck. The passenger door creaks loudly as James Carlos Cates steps out to unchain the gate.   Britt Huff drives the truck across 669 while Cates closes and rechains the gate. Then Cates… Read More

Carol King can see the protestors gathered outside the Speaker’s offices at the western end of the Capitol from her 15th floor office at 825 Congress Avenue.  She knows who sent them.   She cannot read the protestors’ signs, but she doesn’t need to. She is sure that some of them include disparaging shots at… Read More