UNBELIEVABLE: 30 | History Defined

Anti-DEI Law Implementation Has Been a Disaster

Kowtowing to the legislature, UT Austin disbanded all its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs wholesale—with little input from students or faculty.

Texas Observer · Feb 13, 2024

Port Arthur’s 30-Year Fight for Environmental Justice

30 years after a landmark executive order, a report from the booming Southeast Texas petrochemical corridor of Port Arthur and Beaumont.

Texas Observer · Feb 12, 2024

Loon Star State: Hoax

Cartoonist Ben Sargent on the Republican view of science and climate change, from the January/February 2024 issue of Texas Observer.

Texas Observer · Feb 9, 2024

Did an Operation Lone Star Contractor Fly Tennessee’s Governor to Eagle Pass?

Flight records indicate one of the governors at a Texas press event may have flown there on a jet owned by Gothams, a border contractor.

Texas Observer · Feb 6, 2024

Insects All Around Us

Exploring the foliage for crawling, flying critters in one of Austin’s most beautiful nature preserves, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Texas Observer · Feb 5, 2024

The Long Road to a Juneteenth Museum

Architects have made a Fort Worth neighborhood’s history part of the plan for this unique Juneteenth museum.

Texas Observer · Feb 1, 2024

Abbott’s Border Standoff Fueled by a Climate Crisis He Helped to Create

Record levels of forced migration are tied to a climate crisis that Governor Greg Abbott worsened on behalf of the fossil fuel industry.

Texas Observer · Jan 31, 2024

After Abortion Ban, Texas Teen Birth Rate Rises

According to a University of Houston report, the increase reverses a 15-year trend. And unwanted pregnancies will rise, researchers predict.

Texas Observer · Jan 30, 2024

Abbott Appointee Slams Brakes on American Indian/ Native Studies Course

The chair of the state Board of Education claims he needed more time to assess the curriculum without “drama or controversy.”

Texas Observer · Jan 30, 2024

San Fernando: The Last Stop

A disturbing new book from journalist Marcela Turati reveals organized criminals routinely targeted and killed travelers at the Texas border.

Texas Observer · Jan 29, 2024