RARE PHOTOS: 37 | Vintage Vibes

Why Nurses Are Making Lone Star Labor History

The state’s largest private-sector nurses union struck this month to defend patient safety at Ascension Seton Medical Center.

Texas Observer · Jun 29, 2023

June Heat Wave Sends Hundreds to Texas ERs

Prolonged 100-plus degree weather has caused hundreds in Texas to seek emergency medical assistance during June's heat wave.

Texas Observer · Jun 28, 2023

Texas Sets New Hate Crimes Record, DPS Data Show

Texas Department of Public Safety data shows that bias incidents against queer people occur at over 4 times the rate of all hate crimes.

Texas Observer · Jun 27, 2023

Community-Based Climate Justice on the Gulf Coast

From Appalachia to Texas and Louisiana, new environmental justice reports highlight a community approach to climate justice.

Texas Observer · Jun 20, 2023

Poem: A Prayer to Georgia O’Keeffe

'I want to livein the negative spaceof your landscapes' writes Dallas poet Kim Nall in the May/June 2023 issue of Texas Observer magazine.

Texas Observer · Jun 16, 2023

Life with Parole

Probation and parole systems remain understaffed and buggy in Texas, causing people to fall through the cracks and land in prison.

Texas Observer · Jun 15, 2023

Deep in the Hearts of Children: 50 Years of Public Poetry

Naomi Shihab Nye, our outgoing poetry editor reflects on decades of artistic expression and education in Texas.

Texas Observer · Jun 14, 2023

Allen City Council Member Condemns Nazis, Also Compares Pride Flags With Fascist Flags

"I cannot say for certain he held Nazi views," Dave Shafer tweeted about the Allen shooter, who had swastika and SS tattoos.

Texas Observer · Jun 13, 2023

Dow’s River

Dow chemical company holds all the cards on the Brazos River. Part of the Observer's "Drifting Toward Disaster" series on Texas waterways.

Texas Observer · Jun 12, 2023

Controversial Matagorda Bay Ship Channel Grows Closer to Reality

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans on dredging a superfund site to complete the projected expansion of a massive terminal for oil tankers.

Texas Observer · Jun 9, 2023