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Dan Patrick’s Critical Erasure

The lieutenant governor continues his crusade against those who challenge the racist mythologies of Texas.

Texas Observer · Oct 25, 2021

Republicans’ Gerrymandered Maps Turn Back Time in Texas

Once again, Republicans draw the lines of power to protect their incumbents and amplify their white, conservative, rural base—and deny millions of Texans of color their due political representation.

Texas Observer · Oct 22, 2021

Long Before the Near-Total Ban, Texas Was Home to the Most ‘Abortion Deserts’ in the U.S.

In the U.S., 27 cities are considered “abortion deserts” – where the lack of an abortion clinic forces women to venture at least 100 miles for care.

Texas Observer · Oct 21, 2021

Border Patrol Ignored Migrants’ Pleas for Medical Help

Despite a federal law affirming the right to care, dozens of complaints have been filed against U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Texas Observer · Oct 14, 2021

‘Machete’ Carves Out Moments of Tenderness in a Violent Time

Through a variety of poetic forms and a wide range of cultural references, Morín’s work is meticulously researched and wonderfully inmate.

Texas Observer · Oct 14, 2021

Contraband Books

How the right to read is being restricted behind bars

Texas Observer · Oct 7, 2021

Grieving in Orange

Indigenous people came together in Plano to remember those lost and those that survived Indian boarding schools.

Texas Observer · Oct 5, 2021

The Woman Who Beat the Border Wall

For nearly 15 years, Pamela Rivas fought to save her land from the wall. But her property still crawls with Border Patrol and surveillance technology.

Texas Observer · Oct 5, 2021

No Other Option

Across the country, medical boards allow abusive doctors to keep seeing patients. And patients addicted to opioids keep going back.

Texas Observer · Oct 4, 2021

Oak Cliff Lowriders Bring Dallas Community Together

A look at the Dallas Oak Cliff lowriders community, which has been around since 1979.

Texas Observer · Sep 30, 2021