:root{
  --ink:#14181f;--muted:#5b6270;--rule:#e3e0d8;--navy:#0b2545;--sky:#e8f3fb;--sand:#fbf7ef;--sun:#f4a52b;
  --myth:#c92a2a;--fact:#2b8a3e;--sc:#0b4a6f;
  --serif:"Newsreader",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;--sans:"Inter",-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{font-size:18px}
body{margin:0;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--serif);line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:inherit}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.wrap{max-width:1160px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 16px}
.narrow{max-width:760px}
.label,.kicker,.byline,.meta,.util,.sections,.tty,.foot,.mobile-call,.callout,.rail-box,.tag,.stat-l,.num-l,.more-link,figcaption,.dyk-h{font-family:var(--sans)}
.progress{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:3px;z-index:20;pointer-events:none}
.progress span{display:block;height:100%;width:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#0f766e,#1d4ed8,#d9480f)}

/* Masthead */
.mast{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.util{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);font-size:.68rem;color:#c9d6e6}
.util-in{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;padding:7px 16px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.util .tel{color:var(--sun);font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}
.mast-in{text-align:center;padding:22px 16px 14px}
.masthead{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:800;font-size:2.7rem;letter-spacing:-.015em;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.05}
.masthead em{font-style:italic;color:var(--sun)}
.tagline{margin:6px 0 0;font-style:italic;color:#c9d6e6;font-size:.9rem}
.sections{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.sections-in{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:6px;padding:0 16px;overflow-x:auto;white-space:nowrap}
.sections a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:13px 14px 10px;border-bottom:3px solid transparent}
.sections a:hover{border-bottom-color:var(--sc);color:var(--sc)}

/* Shared */
.kicker{display:inline-block;font-size:.66rem;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;color:#fff;background:var(--sc);text-decoration:none;padding:3px 8px;border-radius:3px;margin-bottom:8px}
.label{font-size:.7rem;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;margin:0 0 14px;padding-bottom:8px;border-bottom:3px solid var(--ink)}
.label.light{color:#fff;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.6)}
.meta,.byline{font-size:.74rem;color:var(--muted)}
.dek{font-size:1.2rem;color:#384050;line-height:1.45;margin:.3em 0 .5em}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--serif);line-height:1.15}
.sec-title{font-size:2.3rem;margin:28px 0 20px;padding-left:14px;border-left:6px solid var(--sc)}

/* Front page */
.front{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.9fr 1fr;gap:32px;padding:28px 0}
.lead-img img{aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;width:100%;border-radius:6px}
.lead-txt h1{font-size:2.4rem;margin:.15em 0 .2em;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.lead-txt h1 a{text-decoration:none}
.lead-txt h1 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--sc);text-decoration-thickness:3px}
.front-side .card.mini{display:grid;grid-template-columns:110px 1fr;gap:12px;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.front-side .card.mini:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.card.mini img{aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px}
.card.mini h3{font-size:1rem;margin:0}
.card.mini .kicker{font-size:.58rem;padding:2px 6px;margin-bottom:4px}
.card.mini .meta{margin:4px 0 0}

/* Cards */
.cards3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px}
.card{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.card-img img{aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover;width:100%;border-radius:6px;transition:transform .25s}
.card-img{overflow:hidden;border-radius:6px;display:block}
.card:hover .card-img img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.card-txt{padding-top:12px}
.card h3{font-size:1.2rem;margin:0 0 .3em}
.card h3 a{text-decoration:none}
.card h3 a:hover{color:var(--sc)}
.card-txt>p{margin:0;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.45}
.card-txt .meta{margin-top:8px}
.sec-block{padding:30px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.sec-h{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.85rem;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;margin:0 0 18px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}
.sec-h::before{content:"";width:14px;height:14px;background:var(--sc);border-radius:3px}
.sec-h a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--sc)}

/* By the numbers */
.numbers{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0b2545 0%,#13315c 55%,#0f766e 100%);color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:24px;margin:8px 0 10px}
.numbers-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:16px}
.num{display:block;text-decoration:none;background:rgba(255,255,255,.08);border-top:4px solid var(--sc);border-radius:6px;padding:16px;transition:background .2s}
.num:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.16)}
.num.s-part-a{--sc:#2dd4bf}.num.s-part-b{--sc:#ff8a5b}.num.s-enrollment{--sc:#7aa7ff}.num.s-texas{--sc:var(--sun)}
.num-v{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:2rem;font-weight:800;line-height:1.1;color:var(--sc)}
.num-l{display:block;font-size:.78rem;color:#dbe6f3;margin-top:6px;line-height:1.35}

/* Myth vs fact */
.myths{padding:30px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.myths-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px}
.myth-card{display:block;text-decoration:none;background:var(--sand);border-radius:8px;padding:18px;border:1px solid var(--rule);transition:box-shadow .2s}
.myth-card:hover{box-shadow:0 6px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.08)}
.myth-card p{margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.45}
.tag{display:inline-block;font-size:.62rem;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;color:#fff;padding:2px 7px;border-radius:3px;margin-right:4px;vertical-align:2px}
.tag-myth{background:var(--myth)}.tag-fact{background:var(--fact)}
.more-link{font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;color:#1d4ed8}

/* Article */
.art-head{max-width:820px;margin:30px auto 18px;text-align:center}
.art-head h1{font-size:2.8rem;margin:.15em 0 .2em;letter-spacing:-.015em}
.hero{margin:0 auto 6px;max-width:1160px}
.hero img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/8;object-fit:cover;border-radius:8px}
figcaption{font-size:.68rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:6px;text-align:right}
.article-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:52px;padding:22px 0 10px;max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto}
.article{max-width:720px}
.body{font-size:1.08rem}
.body h2{font-size:1.6rem;margin:1.7em 0 .45em;padding-top:.2em}
.body h2::before{content:"";display:block;width:44px;height:4px;background:var(--sc);margin-bottom:12px;border-radius:2px}
.body h3{font-size:1.22rem;margin:1.3em 0 .3em}
.body a{color:var(--sc);font-weight:600}
.body strong{color:#0d1117}
.body ul li::marker{color:var(--sc)}
.body table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.82rem;margin:1.4em 0;display:block;overflow-x:auto;border-radius:6px}
.body th{background:var(--sc);color:#fff;font-weight:700;padding:10px 12px;text-align:left}
.body td{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top}
.body tr:nth-child(even) td{background:#f8f7f3}
.takeaways{background:var(--sky);border-left:6px solid var(--sc);border-radius:6px;padding:18px 22px;margin:8px 0 24px}
.takeaways .label{border-color:var(--sc);color:var(--sc)}
.takeaways ul{margin:0;padding-left:20px;font-size:1rem}
.takeaways li{margin:6px 0}
.takeaways li::marker{color:var(--sc)}

/* Learning blocks */
.stat{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--sand),#fff);border-left:6px solid var(--sc);border-radius:6px;padding:16px 20px;margin:24px 0}
.stat-v{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:2.3rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--sc);line-height:1;white-space:nowrap}
.stat-l{font-size:.88rem;color:#384050;line-height:1.4}
.dyk{background:#fff8e6;border:1px solid #f6d58b;border-radius:8px;padding:16px 20px;margin:24px 0;position:relative}
.dyk-h{margin:0 0 4px;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;color:#9a5b00}
.dyk-h::before{content:"💡 "}
.dyk p:last-child{margin:0}
.myth{background:var(--sand);border-radius:8px;padding:16px 20px;margin:24px 0;border:1px solid var(--rule)}
.myth p{margin:0 0 8px}.myth p:last-child{margin:0}

/* FAQ */
.faq h2{font-size:1.6rem;margin-top:1.6em}
.faq details{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:8px;padding:0 18px;margin:10px 0;background:#fff}
.faq details[open]{border-color:var(--sc);box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.04)}
.faq summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;padding:14px 0;list-style:none;font-size:1.02rem}
.faq summary::after{content:"+";float:right;color:var(--sc);font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800}
.faq details[open] summary::after{content:"–"}
.faq details p{margin:0 0 14px}
.sources{margin-top:28px;font-size:.84rem}
.sources ul{padding-left:18px;margin:0}
.sources a{color:var(--muted)}

/* Subtle CTA */
.callout{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;background:#f4f7fb;border-left:4px solid var(--sc);border-radius:6px;padding:14px 18px;margin:28px 0;font-size:.86rem;color:#2d3440}
.callout-ico{color:var(--sc);font-size:1.1rem;line-height:1.3}
.callout p{margin:0}
.callout .tel{color:var(--sc);font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px}
.tty{color:var(--muted);font-size:.72rem}

/* Rail */
.rail-box{position:sticky;top:24px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;font-size:.84rem}
.rail-box p{margin:0 0 8px;color:#d4deea}
.rail-h{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.2rem !important;font-weight:700;color:#fff !important;line-height:1.25}
.rail-box .tel{display:inline-block;background:var(--sun);color:var(--navy);font-weight:800;text-decoration:none;padding:9px 14px;border-radius:6px;margin-top:4px}
.rail-box .tty{color:#9fb2c8}
.more{padding:30px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin-top:24px}

/* Footer */
.foot{margin-top:40px;background:var(--navy);color:#a9b8cc;padding:30px 0 90px;font-size:.7rem;line-height:1.6}
.foot-mast{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.4rem;font-weight:800;color:#fff;margin:0 0 10px}
.foot-mast em{color:var(--sun)}
.foot a{color:#fff}

/* Mobile */
.mobile-call{display:none}
@media(max-width:900px){
  .front,.article-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:22px}
  .cards3,.myths-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .numbers-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .rail{display:none}
  .masthead{font-size:1.7rem}
  .lead-txt h1,.art-head h1{font-size:1.9rem}
  .art-head{text-align:left}
  .hero img{aspect-ratio:16/10;border-radius:0}
  .hero{margin:0 -16px 6px}
  .util-in span:first-child{display:none}
  .sections-in{justify-content:flex-start}
  .stat{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:6px}
  .mobile-call{display:block;position:fixed;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;background:#fff;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);text-align:center;padding:11px;font-size:.8rem;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);z-index:10;box-shadow:0 -2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.07)}
  .mobile-call strong{color:#1d4ed8}
}

/* County "at a glance" */
.glance{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0b2545,#13315c 60%,#b45309);color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:20px 22px;margin:8px 0 26px}
.glance .label{color:#fff;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.55)}
.glance-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:14px}
.g{background:rgba(255,255,255,.09);border-top:4px solid var(--sun);border-radius:6px;padding:12px 14px}
.g-v{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.7rem;font-weight:800;line-height:1.1;color:var(--sun)}
.g-l{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;color:#dbe6f3;margin-top:4px;line-height:1.35}
.g-src{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.66rem;color:#b8c7d9;margin:12px 0 0}
.county-list{columns:3;column-gap:28px;padding:0;list-style:none;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.9rem}
.county-list li{break-inside:avoid;padding:6px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.county-list a{text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;color:#b45309}
@media(max-width:900px){.glance-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.county-list{columns:1}}