A host of UT-Austin journalism grad students enrolled in the Advanced Writing and Public Affairs Reporting course penned several good pieces on Texas and the Military last semester, which I was lucky enough to stumble upon. Gems include:

• The Texas Military: Then and Now, by Elisabeth Long
• PTSD: A Quiet Battle, by Elisabeth Kristof
• Defense Contracts Make Iraq a "Green Zone” for Texas Companies Big and Small, by Matt Hinton
• Austin’s VA Clinic Treats Invisible Injuries, by William Gest
• The Economics of Texas Base Closures, by Kim Loop

Props to fellow UT JGrads.