SHOCKING: 4 - What They Never Told You

The Bats of Bracken

As many as 20 million of the winged mammals gather at one Texas Hill Country cave, creating one of nature’s most jaw-dropping displays.

Texas Observer · Jul 10

What Is (and Isn’t) Happening with the Border Wall in Big Bend

Government flip-flopping and semantic ambiguity have led to premature declarations of victory over Trump's attack on my home region.

Texas Observer · Jul 9

One State Under Whose God?

Despite the grip of conservative Christianity on Texas politics, religion here has always contained multitudes, a new work of history shows.

Texas Observer · Jul 8

Portrait of Us, 2019-2023

warm funk, thick bass, alarms going going going...

Texas Observer · Jun 26

Worker’s Death at SpaceX Factory Followed Hundreds of Injuries in Recent Years

A 25-year-old died last month of “blunt force trauma due to a fall.” An Observer analysis found that the injury rate at "Starbase" was well above an industry national average.

Texas Observer · Jun 25

Texas’ Refusal to Plan for Climate Change Created a Crisis in Corpus Christi

Stubbornly unrealistic assessments of the region’s reservoir system turned this year’s drought conditions into an emergency.

Texas Observer · Jun 25

The Last Safe Haven for DEI in Texas Higher Ed?

Accredited social work programs

Texas Observer · Jun 24

School Closures Are Escalating Across Texas. ‘It’s Not a Local Failure.’

State funding and policy have fallen short, advocates say, and the consequences are not confined to your backyard.

Texas Observer · Jun 24

Deaths Uncovered in Laredo Show the Ongoing Toll of Border Militarization

“The people we’re finding now dying on the U.S. side of the border are the people who could not wait.”

Texas Observer · Jun 23

Texas Has a Water Shortage and a Water Glut. They’re the Same Problem.

Every day the Permian Basin brings up more water than nearby communities use, and treats most of it as waste. The state can no longer afford to do so.

Texas Observer · Jun 23