Richard Parker

Richard Parker is a writer based in Austin, Texas. His most recent book is Lone Star Nation: How Texas Will Transform America.

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  1. Seeing the Real Dallas

    The city is not a hot bed of racial tension. It is a culturally relevant urban center with innovative policing—and other cities should learn from it.

    Eric Gay / AP
  2. A River Runs Yellow

    Colorado’s Animas River may be returning to its natural hue, but it is the trout that will indicate how lasting the damage will prove to be.

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