RARE PHOTOS: 63 | Vintage Vibes

Texans With Disabilities Were Left to Fend for Themselves During Winter Storm Uri

Emergency planning often overlooks the needs of the most vulnerable during natural disasters.

Texas Observer · Apr 15, 2021

ERCOT Asked Texans to Conserve Power as Electric Grid Again Struggled to Keep Up with Demand

A higher than expected amount of plant outages for maintenance created tight conditions for Texas' power grid. It returned to normal late Tuesday evening.

Texas Observer · Apr 14, 2021

Loon Star State: Insurrection Infection

Texas Republican leaders fanned the flames of insurrection.

Texas Observer · Apr 14, 2021

Texas Is Considering a Violence Prevention Effort Outside of Law Enforcement—Without Challenging Gun Rights Head On

The Texas Lege Is Considering a Violence Prevention Effort Outside of Law Enforcement—Without Challenging Gun Rights Head On

Texas Observer · Apr 7, 2021

One Researcher’s Quest to Quantify the Environmental Cost of Abandoned Oil Wells

In a study of West Texas oil wells, one researcher found abandoned wells were leaking almost 300 pounds of methane on average every year.

Texas Observer · Apr 5, 2021

‘No Teeth and No Funding’: How Regulators Failed to Police the Oil Industry

Budget cuts and long term disinvestment in local environmental agencies have hobbled the states’ ability to oversee fracking.

Texas Observer · Apr 5, 2021

The Lege This Week: Elections and Abortions and Grid-Reforms, Oh My!

As the Legislature’s pace quickens, lawmakers advance “election integrity” crackdowns, attacks on abortion rights, and reforms in response to the deadly blackouts.

Texas Observer · Apr 2, 2021

“No Justice, No Rent:” After Winter Storm Uri, Tenants Go on Strike

Tenants are organizing to demand better conditions at their complex after they were without water for weeks after February’s winter storm.

Texas Observer · Apr 1, 2021

Texas Activists Took Their Fight Against a Natural Gas Project Abroad—And They’re Winning

Texas Railroad Commission’s about-face on natural gas flaring can be partially linked to pressure from European companies concerned about the state's dirty gas.

Texas Observer · Apr 1, 2021

A New Group of Sexual Assault Survivors in Texas is Seeking Systemic Reform

The Survivor Advisory Board was created to unify and amplify survivor voices in the systems that work with people who have been assaulted.

Texas Observer · Mar 31, 2021