¿Quién Se Queda con el Dinero Robado a México? Los planes del Departamento de Justicia para devolver el dinero robado del estado de Coahuila generan dudas sobre quién debería recibir el dinero. Texas Observer · May 26, 2023
Who Gets Mexico’s Missing Money? The Justice Department’s plans to return funds stolen from the state of Coahuila raise questions about whom should get them. Texas Observer · May 26, 2023
Charlatans, False Prophets and Flimflammers A veteran NPR reporter tells all about his misadventures covering religion in America during the rise of Christian nationalism. Texas Observer · May 25, 2023
‘May Their Memory Be a Blessing’: Hundreds Gather for Uvalde Anniversary Vigil A year later, law enforcement has faced nothing approaching systemic accountability for failures at Robb Elementary. Texas Observer · May 25, 2023
‘American Born Chinese’ and the Limits of Cultural Representation The hero in Disney+'s show American Born Chinese follows a familiar journey for colonized people, predicted by theorist Frantz Fanon. Texas Observer · May 22, 2023
Wrecking Women’s Healthcare Low-income Texans depend on family planning clinics. The clinics depend on a program that's in trouble. Texas Observer · May 22, 2023
Loon Star State: Reports of Our Death … The Texas Observer lives! The latest from cartoonist Ben Sargent takes on the near-death of our publication. Texas Observer · May 19, 2023
Fast & Furious XI: Texas’ Transgender Youth Headed for the governor’s desk, SB 14 shows the Legislature has no idea what healthcare for trans kids even is. Texas Observer · May 18, 2023
‘A Man Without a Gun Is Not a Citizen’ Jeffrey Toobin's Homegrown traces the road from Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh to the January 6 insurrection and MAGA extremism. Texas Observer · May 17, 2023
In Houston Schools, It’s the Mike Morath Show An audio recording of trainings for unelected school managers paints a bleak picture of the Bayou City’s educational future. Texas Observer · May 16, 2023
Murió ayudando a construir la Gigafábrica de Tesla. Tesla no reportó su muerte a funcionarios locales. Antelmo Ramírez era papá, abuelo y esposo. Su muerte por hipertermia no figura en el informe de Tesla requerido como parte del acuerdo fiscal con el condado de Travis. Texas Observer · May 16, 2023
Those Who Don’t Know the Past… The outcome of a fight to control a nonprofit group could shape the teaching of history in Texas. Texas Observer · May 15, 2023
A Postpartum Page-Turner Austin author Szilvia Molnar's memoir-esque novel about motherhood, The Nursery, is both engaging—and disturbing. Texas Observer · May 15, 2023
Texas Transportation Advocacy Revs Up at the Lege After the passage of a road safety bill in 2021, proponents see another opportunity. Texas Observer · May 12, 2023
Texas Observer · May 12, 2023 ‘He Failed to Signal’: When DPS Traffic Stops Turn Deadly Shandra Hodge speaks out about her son’s death at the hands of state troopers in 2019.
Texas Observer · May 11, 2023 ‘We Have to Put These People Back in Their Place’: Gene Wu Explains White Supremacy, Reddit, and Life in the Minority "A lot of these little things had a very strong white-supremacist basis."
Texas Observer · May 10, 2023 Documents Reveal ‘How to Defund Trans Pediatrics’ in Texas The American College of Pediatricians (ACPEDS)—designated a hate group by the SPLC—found common cause with GOP megadonor Monty Bennett.
Texas Observer · May 9, 2023 How (Not) to Mourn a Mass Shooting Two local churches in Allen offered contrasting visions of how the community can heal in the wake of mass murder.
Texas Observer · May 9, 2023 Houston-area Shell Refinery Had Troubled History Before Fire Before the fire at the Shell refinery, "upsets" like tripped compressors, pressure loss and more resulted in thousands of pounds of pollution.
Texas Observer · May 8, 2023 Investigative Reporting Is Under Attack in the Americas. We Need More Action. U.S. journalists are publicly asking the Biden administration to actively support freedom of the press.
Texas Observer · May 8, 2023 He Died Helping Build Tesla’s Gigafactory. Tesla Didn’t Tell Local Officials. Antelmo Ramirez was a dad, grandpa, and husband. His death by hyperthermia is absent from a Tesla report required in a county tax deal.
Texas Observer · May 5, 2023 Mental Illness Shouldn’t Land You in Jail Up to 40 percent of the people who end up behind bars in Travis County need mental health care. Diversion offers better options.
Texas Observer · May 4, 2023 Bigotry Is Bigger in Texas 52 bills and counting. A civil rights attorney reflects on the current legislative session's attacks on transgender and LGBTQ+ rights.
Texas Observer · May 3, 2023 Students Pay as Texas School Districts Violate ‘Threat Assessment Law’ A Texas Observer investigation found 90 percent of districts fail to comply with a law that requires mental-health intervention for students of concern.
Texas Observer · May 2, 2023 Taking Back Texas’ Streets TxDOT has blocked a plan in San Antonio to turn two lanes of a major thoroughfare into bike paths. What does it mean for other cities?