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‘After the Genocide, the Genocide’: A Houston Doctor’s Record of Gaza

Fady Joudah’s latest work, “Exhibit G,” charts complicity and erasure with medical precision.

Texas Observer · Oct 22

Why Aren’t Texas Democrats Talking About Abortion?

Once seen as a crucial issue after the fall of "Roe," candidates here are now largely ignoring it altogether.

Texas Observer · Oct 21

Poll: Bobby Pulido Appears Poised to Flip the 15th Congressional District

The South Texas-based district went for Trump by 18 points in 2024.

Texas Observer · Oct 21

Despite Surge in Prison Overdoses, State Agency Requests No New Treatment Funding

“Funding drug interdiction alone is a misguided approach,” one state senator told the Observer. “The state must also address the ongoing problem of addiction in our prison system through treatment and rehabilitation, in addition to prevention.”

Texas Observer · Oct 15

School Vouchers Take Center Stage in Texas’ Most Flippable State House District

On San Antonio’s South Side, a progressive Democrat faces off with an architect of Texas' private school voucher program.

Texas Observer · Oct 14

Jim Hightower’s Revenge? A Long-Shot Bid Could Restore Left Populism to the Agriculture Commissioner’s Office.

Clayton Tucker is pitching a throwback style of politics the Texas electorate hasn’t embraced in decades. Is 2026 just crazy enough for it to work?

Texas Observer · Oct 14

‘Earth Has No Sorrow’: Visions of a Caldwell County Long Gone

The Observer resurfaces a 50-year-old collection of fine arts photography and unique oral history.

Texas Observer · Oct 13

A ‘Politically Motivated Cover-Up’: Why the State’s Maternal Death Report Was Pushed Until After Midterms

Advocates and lawmakers warn the state health agency's decision to delay releasing the annual report will further harm women—and make it harder to enact necessary laws in 2027.

Texas Observer · Oct 7

What Will It Take to ‘Get ICE the Fuck Out of Austin’?

Shootings by federal agents are proliferating since Donald Trump took office in 2025, several of them in Texas. To stop it from happening again, local elected officials and prosecutors are hunting for options that aren’t already foreclosed.

Texas Observer · Oct 7

The Distance Between Dying and Death

After a botched execution in Tennessee, Texas is set to kill Jamaal Howard, who has so many mental health problems and intellectual disabilities that he doesn't understand how he will be killed.

Texas Observer · Oct 6