DARK SECRETS: 3 | Vintage Vibes

Natural Gas Terminal Reopens After Massive Explosion

Regulators say the company fixed flaws at the natural gas plant which led compressed methane to burst from a pipe and catch fire.

Texas Observer · Feb 23, 2023

The Lost Reservoir Inside Our Water Infrastructure

Texas could meet much of its future water need simply by plugging leaks.

Texas Observer · Feb 13, 2023

Before ‘Lawrence’: From Sodomy to Queer Liberation

Wesley G. Phelps’ new history book reveals how gay persecution in the Lone Star State spurred the struggle for LGBTQ+ civil rights nationwide.

Texas Observer · Feb 9, 2023

Strangest State: Petty Drama, Electric Trucks and Hungry Bears

Fighting with your ex- in city council chambers? Ursine invaders with a taste for tacos? Just another day in far-flung Texas.

Texas Observer · Jan 20, 2023

Meet the Latest Wingnuts to Join the State Board of Ed

Highlights of the new Texas State Board of Education include: Seditious Texiters. Conspiracy theorists. And a January 6 insurrectionist.

Texas Observer · Jan 19, 2023

Conspiracy-Peddling Mayor Who Fondled Drunk Stepsister Loses Defamation Lawsuit

Colleyville’s Bobby Lindamood has been ordered to pay nearly $200k after losing a years-long, politically-charged case.

Texas Observer · Jan 18, 2023

Meditations on Life and Death at Houston’s Rothko Chapel

Although the abstract painter didn't survive to see it completed, the 1971 temple to art and contemplation is still revealing its magic.

Texas Observer · Jan 18, 2023

Catastrophe #88: The Texas Legislature Returns for a Brutal Year

Lege preview: What lawmakers should do to mitigate the state's cascading crises, and what they are liable to do instead.

Texas Observer · Jan 9, 2023

2022 Must-Reads From TXO

The Texas Observer's editor-in-chief on their favorite stories last year

Texas Observer · Jan 3, 2023

Last Dance with Ann Richards: Best Texas Books of 2022

How Galvestonians used to dance until they dropped (for fun), a former figure skater turned journalist, and other Lone Star State stories.

Texas Observer · Dec 26, 2022