Right Wing ‘Election Fraud’ Researcher A Convicted Bathroom Voyeur The right's new "election expert"—Kevin Moncla— was once busted for illegally filming people in his home. Now he pushes the Big Lie. Texas Observer · Nov 18, 2022
Are You OK? The Lives of Young Trans Texans In Jesse Freidin's photos, viewers glimpse the bravery of transgender youth and the power of unconditional family support. Texas Observer · Nov 18, 2022
Climate Activists Sit In At Department of Transportation Over Oil Exports Deepwater terminals in the Gulf would fuel output and growth despite the Biden administration's promises of steep emissions cuts. Texas Observer · Nov 17, 2022
Blue Havens in Red States Political polarization gives the impression Americans are more divided than they really are. The reality is more nuanced. Texas Observer · Nov 16, 2022
Heat Kills Hundreds In Texas Prisons During the hottest part of the year, up to 13 percent of deaths at Texas prisons without air conditioning were due to extreme temperatures. Texas Observer · Nov 15, 2022
Elon Musk’s Tesla Gigafactory Built on Wage Theft and Safety Violations, Texas Workers Allege Two federal filings claim workers were not paid at all or were shorted on overtime pay and that a worker was provided with fake OSHA certificates while building the Travis County facility. Texas Observer · Nov 15, 2022
Frank J. Robinson’s Ghost Haunts East Texas This civil rights leader’s death led to probes by state and national agencies. But documents that might have proven he was murdered have vanished. Texas Observer · Nov 14, 2022
Texas Butterfly Center Makes a Comeback After Right-Wing Attacks The wildlife sanctuary’s conservation work has been overshadowed by political drama over its location on the border. Texas Observer · Nov 11, 2022
Course Corrections: The Return of Prison Education Federal grants are rebooting higher education behind bars, but the benefits aren't evenly distributed to all of the incarcerated. Texas Observer · Nov 11, 2022
Beto’s Lost Year “I don't know what my role or yours will be going forward,” said the Texas Dems’ political star, after $70 million bought a bracing defeat. Texas Observer · Nov 9, 2022
Voters Reinforce Republican Stronghold on State Board of Education “Critical Race Theory” boosts multiple new conservative voices onto the board, including a participant in January 6 pro-Trump rally. Texas Observer · Nov 9, 2022
The Age of Abbott Continues Unfettered Texas’ Republican governor easily swatted away his strongest Democratic challenger yet. Now, he’s liable to do whatever the hell he pleases. Texas Observer · Nov 9, 2022
‘Red Wave’ Makes Modest Splash in South Texas The GOP took just one of three Congressional seats from Brownsville to Laredo, and short-lived incumbent Mayra Flores has been sent packing. Texas Observer · Nov 9, 2022
Lina Hidalgo Prevails Against Republican Offensive in Harris County In the face of high-profile GOP push to claw back power in Texas’ largest county, Democrats expanded their power. Texas Observer · Nov 9, 2022
Texas Observer · Nov 9, 2022 Texas Oyster Fishing at a ‘Crossroads’ Citing low numbers, the Parks and Wildlife Commission has closed most of the state’s bays to commercial harvest.
Texas Observer · Nov 9, 2022 Months after Massacre, Uvalde County Turns Out for Greg Abbott Uvaldeans voted resoundingly for the incumbent—who opposes even common sense gun control—over Democrat Beto O’Rourke by a 22-point margin
Texas Observer · Nov 7, 2022 Country Music Women Keep Raising Hell Outspoken performers like Maren Morris and Kacey Musgraves continue a tradition of female Western artists who aren’t afraid to rock the boat.
Texas Observer · Nov 7, 2022 Antifascist Spies on East Texas Nazi Conference with Drone A veteran's surveillance of the Aryan Freedom Network prompted a lawsuit filed by a notorious lawyer for the far right, Jason Lee Van Dyke.
Texas Observer · Nov 7, 2022 Records Shed Light on Abbott’s Secretive Border Wall Boondoggle As Texas’ construction plans ramp up, records show the state has spent at least $220,000 on rural properties in Cameron and Val Verde Counties.
Texas Observer · Nov 7, 2022 Roland Gutierrez Won’t Let Greg Abbott Forget Uvalde While he's not a "singular-issue" politician, "for these parents … there’s no issue out there that matters if you don’t have your kid.”
Texas Observer · Nov 5, 2022 Christians Must Publicly Denounce Christian Nationalism A former pastor explains why more churchgoers must condemn the bigotry of Donald Trump and his supporters in order to save democracy.
Texas Observer · Nov 4, 2022 Right-Wing Protectionism is Costing Texas Laws banning the state from doing business with banks that are dubbed anti-fossil fuel or anti-gun could cost 100s of millions in interest.
Texas Observer · Nov 4, 2022 Crime, Statistics, and the Harris County Judge’s Race In Texas’ most populous county, funding for law enforcement takes center stage. Lina Hidalgo tries to beat the media spin around the election.
Texas Observer · Nov 4, 2022 Industry Threatens Water Supplies and Coastal Ecology Near Corpus Christi Environmentalists have seized on water supply as a “chokehold” to block fossil fuels on the rugged South Texas coast.
Texas Observer · Nov 4, 2022 WhoDunnIt?: West Texas Billionaire Funds “Pink Slime” Journalism Notorious right wing mega-donor Tim Dunn is directly involved with an extensive network of sites that launder advocacy of groups he funds.