EXPLAINED: 39 - The Real Truth

‘School Choice’ Is Just a Ploy to Defund Public Ed

The latest front in Christian nationalists’ battle to undermine separation of church and state.

Texas Observer · Apr 10, 2023

Mireille Enos Found ‘Hope’ in Lucky Hank

Sugar Land born actress Mireille Enos talks about her training at Houston’s prestigious Kinder High School for the Performing And Visual Arts.

Texas Observer · Apr 6, 2023

‘We Are in a Crisis’: Texas Public Schools on the Edge

Vouchers and property tax cuts strike at a public school system already hemorrhaging hard-working employees.

Texas Observer · Apr 6, 2023

Olive Klug’s Melancholy Mood: A Visit with TikTok’s Nonbinary Folk Music Star

“They're trying to sell us and sell to us, but they're also trying to kill us,” Olive Klug said of attacks on trans rights in America.

Texas Observer · Mar 31, 2023

Confronting Queer Oppression in Moscow … And America

Queendom, a documentary that recently premiered at the SXSW film festival, should leave viewers—especially LGBTQ+ viewers—shaken.

Texas Observer · Mar 30, 2023

The Voting Vendor in Reality Winner’s Leak Is Coming to Texas

Whistleblower Reality Winner started conversations about election tech supplier VR Systems which remain controversial to this day.

Texas Observer · Mar 30, 2023

To our Texas Observer Community

To our Texas Observer Community, This afternoon, the Texas Democracy Foundation has unanimously voted to rescind previous votes for layoffs. We have secured near-term pledges to bridge our immediate budget shortfall and feel confident that there is time for the Texas Observer to determine its future, thanks to the extraordinary…

Texas Observer · Mar 29, 2023

We Did It, Y’all! Texas Observer Will Remain Open!

"Thanks to the extraordinary success of the staff’s fundraising this week," the publication's board of directors voted to rescind layoffs and shutdown.

Texas Observer · Mar 29, 2023

True Crime’s Ethical Dilemma

Citizen Sleuth begins as a search for a murder but Tends with a hard look at the murky ethics of true crime storytelling.

Texas Observer · Mar 29, 2023

Learning from the Dead

The resident donors at Texas' famed Body Ranch, operated by Texas State University, offer many lessons about life—and untimely death.

Texas Observer · Mar 28, 2023