FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 27 - Caught on Camera

‘You are the best El Jefe!’: Henry Cuellar’s Alleged Brazen Foreign Bribery Schemes

The powerful Laredo congressman is indicted for allegedly acting as a foreign agent for Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank in exchange for at least $600,000 in bribes.

Texas Observer · May 10, 2024

A Lawsuit 30 Years Ago Affirmed Free Speech on Texas College Campuses

The University of Texas’ fixation on protesters “not affiliated with UT” calls to mind when Southwest Texas State University tried to ban an independent newspaper.

Texas Observer · May 10, 2024

After Special Election Win, Molly Cook Gears Up for Senate Seat Runoff

The ER nurse and community organizer wants to bring “the Capitol to the people and the people to the Capitol.”

Texas Observer · May 9, 2024

Surviving Baptistland

A well-known warrior in the #ChurchToo movement reveals in a new book how she escaped from an abusive Texas home and an abusive Southern Baptist church.

Texas Observer · May 3, 2024

Standing Up for All Texans’ Stories

The new Alliance for Texas History calls for working everyone’s stories “into the fabric of Texas history.”

Texas Observer · May 1, 2024

Bordering on Cowardice

From Joe Biden to Colin Allred, election-season Dems take too lightly an issue at the heart of our national experiment: immigration.

Texas Observer · May 1, 2024

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June Issue

A note from the new interim editor-in-chief

Texas Observer · Apr 30, 2024

An East Texas County Fights a Bitter Battle Over a Reborn Hospital

As a rural hospital in Crockett struggles with the cost of indigent and other unpaid care, a torn community weighs how to keep its local hospital open and financially viable.

Texas Observer · Apr 29, 2024

70 Years of Skewering

The “magic dust” of adding funny drawings to words has been an important part of the Observer.

Texas Observer · Apr 26, 2024

Did Texas Police Violate First Amendment Rights of Pro-Palestine Protesters?

A UT professor and expert on freedom of expression weighs in on the controversial arrests of 57 individuals, including a journalist, at a campus demonstration.

Texas Observer · Apr 25, 2024