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Christofascism Is Everyone’s Problem

The Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward's new book asks white Christians to take responsibility for dismantling America’s oppressive, patriarchal systems.

Texas Observer · Nov 3, 2022

The Most Notorious Neo-Fascist Hate Group in Texas Can’t Catch A Break

As much as 10 percent of the white supremacist Patriot Front, including leader Thomas Rousseau, are facing a civil lawsuit or criminal cases.

Texas Observer · Nov 2, 2022

The Classroom Culture War Comes to Round Rock

Bolstered by national groups, far-right religious candidates are swamping school boards with book bans and sex panic.

Texas Observer · Nov 1, 2022

Preview: The Ghost of Frank J. Robinson

Presented in partnership with Texas Public Radio, an investigation of the death of an iconic civil rights leader, ruled a suicide by police.

Texas Observer · Oct 28, 2022

The Uvalde Parents Won’t Back Down

Alongside diligent media members, and despite local divisions, these families aren’t letting Texas move on from the Robb Elementary tragedy.

Texas Observer · Oct 27, 2022

The Flowers of Campo Santo

In West Dallas, a volunteer group is creating a haven for monarch butterflies inside a historic immigrant cemetery.

Texas Observer · Oct 27, 2022

Rappers Keep Getting Murdered in Texas

TakeOff, of the popular Atlanta group Migos, became the latest hip-hop performer killed in Texas, as the tragic body count grows in 2022.

Texas Observer · Oct 25, 2022

Mike Collier Wants Texans to Give Up Red Meat

In his rematch against the state’s far-right lieutenant governor, this Democratic underdog hopes pragmatism can break through to the electorate.

Texas Observer · Oct 24, 2022

Malas Calles/Mean Streets

Our streets didn’t need names. We knew where we were. Where we’d been. Where we were going. Poetry by Fernando Esteban Flores.

Texas Observer · Oct 21, 2022

Plumshuga: The Rise of Lauren Anderson

New play tells a poetic version of the long road to recovery of Houston’s first Black prima ballerina.

Texas Observer · Oct 20, 2022