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Why Aren’t Texas Democrats Talking About Abortion?

Once seen as a crucial issue after the fall of "Roe," candidates here are now largely ignoring it altogether.

Texas Observer · Oct 21

Despite Surge in Prison Overdoses, State Agency Requests No New Treatment Funding

“Funding drug interdiction alone is a misguided approach,” one state senator told the Observer. “The state must also address the ongoing problem of addiction in our prison system through treatment and rehabilitation, in addition to prevention.”

Texas Observer · Oct 15

School Vouchers Take Center Stage in Texas’ Most Flippable State House District

On San Antonio’s South Side, a progressive Democrat faces off with an architect of Texas' private school voucher program.

Texas Observer · Oct 14

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our July/August 2026 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

Texas Observer · Jun 29

Let Them Play

Three recent books press us to understand the humanity and lives of gender-expansive athletes.

Texas Observer · May 18

The Gas Peddle

Special interests spent years influencing city and county leaders’ decisions to ignore Laguna Madre community concerns about a fossil fuel build-out.

Texas Observer · May 4

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June 2026 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

Texas Observer · Apr 30

Indian-origin Meenu Batra living in US for 35 years detained by ICE: 'That doesn’t mean you can be here forever'

53-year-old Meenu Batra, an Indian-origin woman who had been living in the US for the last 35 years was detained by ICE agents in Texas who asked her whether she knew that she had a deportation order and that she was in the country illegally. Texas Observer reported that Batra…

The Times of India · Apr 15

How Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Could Devastate Endangered Species Along Texas’ Gulf Coast

If left intact, the exemption for oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico could forever harm vulnerable species and their habitats.

Texas Observer · Apr 13

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune name five newsroom partners for investigative initiative

Big Bend Sentinel, the Houston Chronicle, KRIS 6 News in Corpus Christi, KXAN Investigates in Austin and the Texas Observer will report on state and federal efforts to restrict local control.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 9