Researchers recently discovered a disturbing trend for those of us in journalism: more and more readers, fatigued by a barrage of coverage on depressing events, avoided reading the news this year. This, of course, did not stop the relentless churn of world—and Texas—politics. At Texas Monthly, we covered a good deal of the year’s biggest happenings and people—from the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton and a fascinating no-longer-cold case to the comeback of Tanya Tucker—but there was plenty left for other outlets. For those who might have looked away at first, we selected essential pieces of writing that other publications produced about our state this year. These articles inspired our awe, and then left us wishing we had been the ones to publish them. “Abbott’s Billion-Dollar…
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