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Dallas. When Charles Chatman (photo Justin Goode) woke up from his long nightmare, the world had changed. He had never seen a cell phone. He did not know what Internet was. He did not remember how to use a knife to eat. In his cell, the African-American who had been wrongly convicted of rape in 1981 and sentenced to 99 years in prison, watched more than 9800 days slowly go by. For 27 years, the inmate was identified by a number – 324559- rather than by his name.
Amarillo, Texas. His “girls” call him “Coach Tank.” In the small classroom on a cool morning of early March, Scott Tankersley, a teacher of American history and coach of the girls’ wrestling team at Caprock High School in Amarillo, stands out in his bright orange t-shirt. Last year, the big man with the moustache and the strong hands, led the girls team to victory in the 2007 state championships in Austin, the fourth straight title for the Lady Longhorns. And, he did it with hardly a word. What does a Texan Republican Representative look like? the.point.is. looked for the answer in Austin, a town where George Bush built his political career. Livingston, Texas. 384 men are currently sitting on death row in the Polunsky Unit in Livingston (Texas). When death row inmates have trouble listening to KDOL radio, they use their forks as an antenna. Every Sunday, KDOL broadcasts the “shout out show”, a special program for them. The night before an execution, the radio station also broadcasts a special show for the man, who is about to die. His family and friends usually cram the small studio of the radio station. They join Joy Weathers, the manager of KDOL, who launched the show four years ago. Molly Ivins died from a breast cancer on January 31 2007. She was 62 years old. The Texan writer and journalist who went to school with George Bush, was a star among the critics of the president. Livingston (Texas). His dark brown eyes stare at the camera. The cowboy is softly chewing his large cigar, smiling. He puts his arms around a mother and her daughter and poses. On this hot Saturday of mid-October in Livingston, Kinky Friedman seems to be enjoying himself with his supporters. For about two hours, the singer, songwriter, entertainer who is running for governor of Texas keeps shaking hands and having his picture taken. He signs t-shirts, posters and his action figure. “I will sign whatever you want me to”, he tells the crowd. “Anything but bad laws”. Dallas. “That is where people usually throw up”. Bettany says, while sipping her soft drink. “But this year it is going to be less bloody”, she adds with a hint of disappointment in her voice. Bettany is a senior at Trinity High School, a private school next to Trinity Assembly of God in Cedar Hill, an affluent Dallas suburb . Tonight, she is the one in charge of the abortion scene of the Hell House. |
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