HISTORICAL FACTS: 31 - Caught on Camera

Prosecutors Won’t Drop Charges Against Brownsville ISD Honor Student

Timothy Murray was put in solitary confinement after reporting Principal Myrta Garza for bullying.

Texas Observer · Dec 14, 2023

The Texas Observer’s 2023 Must-Read Lone Star Books

From poetic dreamworlds to the people’s hospital, Texas authors paint very different portraits of our diverse state.

Texas Observer · Dec 13, 2023

Unmasking the Klansman

A new book reveals the untold story of a Ku Klux Klan member’s literary double life under the names of both Asa and Forrest Carter.

Texas Observer · Dec 12, 2023

A Paris to Marfa March for Reproductive Rights

A West Texas teenager says she’s only begun to fight for access to livesaving care. From Editor-at-Large Gayle Reaves.

Texas Observer · Dec 6, 2023

Houston Mayoral Candidates Inspire Yawns As Run-Off Election Looms

Two veteran (and older) politicians running for mayor in Texas’ largest city are generating little excitement among its youthful population.

Texas Observer · Dec 5, 2023

Texas GOP Rejects Ban on Association with Nazis

It’s the latest instance of the state Republican party's right-wing officialdom embracing extremism, and vengeance, above all else.

Texas Observer · Dec 4, 2023

Going Extinct in Texas

The path to getting a species declared extinct is longer than you might think. From Fall 2023 Fellow Paula Levihn-Coon.

Texas Observer · Dec 4, 2023

Strangest State: Eclipses and Flying Snakes

A young teen reporter covers the Ken Paxton impeachment on typewriter, serpents fall from the sky, and more dispatches from far-flung Texas.

Texas Observer · Dec 1, 2023

Texas Rangers Investigation Sheds Light on Dallas Judge’s ‘Bizarre’ Behavior

Dallas County Judge Amber Givens was accused of having her court coordinator impersonate her during a 2021 Zoom bond hearing, prompting a Rangers inquiry.

Texas Observer · Nov 29, 2023

The Fish Whisperer

Half of the fish in the Mission-Aransas Estuary vocalize. One scientist is dedicated to recording and decoding their sounds.

Texas Observer · Nov 22, 2023