The Tyler Loop

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Here’s what you missed at Out of the Loop 8

November 26, 2022

Feather by Feather: A Vision of Wings

November 10, 2022

📷 all photos by Carol Thompson Tyler artist Elisabeth “Buffy” Hall had forged a single copper leaf in...

Meet the storytellers, musicians and organizers of Out of the Loop 8: True stories from Tyler and East Texas

November 8, 2022

Take eight! It's a whole new batch of surprising, inspiring, eye-opening stories about life in Tyler and...

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Voices of Democracy: Calling All Voters

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October 16, 2022

Canceled due to rain: Porchella by The Tyler Loop

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Walking to Remember

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April 22, 2022

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Out of the Loop 4 premiers Nov. 7

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When it comes to the future of East Texas wine, Michael McClendon is crushing it

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Data-Driven Reporting

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September 2, 2020

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February 28, 2018

Will a summer of global climate extremes turn more East Texans into believers?

August 9, 2018

Tyler’s unemployment rate has never been lower. So, we’re all getting raises, right?

July 12, 2018

Tyler’s voter turnout is so low, 100 votes could swing an election

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A 1933 map of the East Texas Oil Field, by E.D. Ray. Published online by the Texas General Land Office.

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