The Awful 88th Losers during the 88th session of the legislature included taxpayers, teachers, trans youths, and anyone who uses electricity. Texas Observer · Jun 6, 2023
Texas Republicans Refuse to Condemn Allen Shooter’s Extremist Beliefs When it comes to the hypermasculine, nationalist beliefs of the Allen shooter, Texas Republicans find themselves caught in a bind. Texas Observer · Jun 6, 2023
A Watchdog in the Water Wars Flooding and bureaucracy drove Mary Kelleher to run for a spot on a powerful North Texas river agency board. Texas Observer · Jun 5, 2023
The Legislature Ignores Suffering Pregnant Texans Eight more women have joined a lawsuit asking the courts to clarify exceptions to Texas abortion law for unviable pregnancies. Texas Observer · Jun 2, 2023
200,000 Steps on the Lone Star Hiking Trail This 96-mile Lone Star Hiking Trail, leading from Richards to Cleveland, offers respite from the pandemic and urban sprawl. Texas Observer · Jun 1, 2023
Who Judges the Judges? In Texas, an opaque system undermines accountability for judges. Texas Observer · May 30, 2023
Oaxaca’s Silk Farmers Seek to Protect Their Way of Life Oaxacan artisans seek to preserve the unique ways of making the fabric found in their region since the 1500s. Texas Observer · May 26, 2023
¿Quién Se Queda con el Dinero Robado a México? Los planes del Departamento de Justicia para devolver el dinero robado del estado de Coahuila generan dudas sobre quién debería recibir el dinero. Texas Observer · May 26, 2023
Who Gets Mexico’s Missing Money? The Justice Department’s plans to return funds stolen from the state of Coahuila raise questions about whom should get them. Texas Observer · May 26, 2023
Charlatans, False Prophets and Flimflammers A veteran NPR reporter tells all about his misadventures covering religion in America during the rise of Christian nationalism. Texas Observer · May 25, 2023
‘May Their Memory Be a Blessing’: Hundreds Gather for Uvalde Anniversary Vigil A year later, law enforcement has faced nothing approaching systemic accountability for failures at Robb Elementary. Texas Observer · May 25, 2023
‘American Born Chinese’ and the Limits of Cultural Representation The hero in Disney+'s show American Born Chinese follows a familiar journey for colonized people, predicted by theorist Frantz Fanon. Texas Observer · May 22, 2023
Wrecking Women’s Healthcare Low-income Texans depend on family planning clinics. The clinics depend on a program that's in trouble. Texas Observer · May 22, 2023
Texas Observer · May 19, 2023 Loon Star State: Reports of Our Death … The Texas Observer lives! The latest from cartoonist Ben Sargent takes on the near-death of our publication.
Texas Observer · May 18, 2023 Fast & Furious XI: Texas’ Transgender Youth Headed for the governor’s desk, SB 14 shows the Legislature has no idea what healthcare for trans kids even is.
Texas Observer · May 17, 2023 ‘A Man Without a Gun Is Not a Citizen’ Jeffrey Toobin's Homegrown traces the road from Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh to the January 6 insurrection and MAGA extremism.
Texas Observer · May 16, 2023 In Houston Schools, It’s the Mike Morath Show An audio recording of trainings for unelected school managers paints a bleak picture of the Bayou City’s educational future.
Texas Observer · May 16, 2023 Murió ayudando a construir la Gigafábrica de Tesla. Tesla no reportó su muerte a funcionarios locales. Antelmo Ramírez era papá, abuelo y esposo. Su muerte por hipertermia no figura en el informe de Tesla requerido como parte del acuerdo fiscal con el condado de Travis.
Texas Observer · May 15, 2023 Those Who Don’t Know the Past… The outcome of a fight to control a nonprofit group could shape the teaching of history in Texas.
Texas Observer · May 15, 2023 A Postpartum Page-Turner Austin author Szilvia Molnar's memoir-esque novel about motherhood, The Nursery, is both engaging—and disturbing.
Texas Observer · May 12, 2023 Texas Transportation Advocacy Revs Up at the Lege After the passage of a road safety bill in 2021, proponents see another opportunity.
Texas Observer · May 12, 2023 ‘He Failed to Signal’: When DPS Traffic Stops Turn Deadly Shandra Hodge speaks out about her son’s death at the hands of state troopers in 2019.
Texas Observer · May 11, 2023 ‘We Have to Put These People Back in Their Place’: Gene Wu Explains White Supremacy, Reddit, and Life in the Minority "A lot of these little things had a very strong white-supremacist basis."
Texas Observer · May 10, 2023 Documents Reveal ‘How to Defund Trans Pediatrics’ in Texas The American College of Pediatricians (ACPEDS)—designated a hate group by the SPLC—found common cause with GOP megadonor Monty Bennett.