Observer Podcast Episode 24: Texas After the 83rd Legislative Session

Is Texas better off now than it was two years ago?

Father’s Day at the Controversial Polk County Detention Center

Families separated by harsh immigration policies caravan to protest outside the privately run Polk County Detention Facility.

Grand Jury Acquits HPD Cop Who Killed Unarmed, Disabled, Mentally Ill Houston Man

On Monday, a grand jury declined to indict the Houston police officer who in September shot and killed Brian Claunch, a mentally ill, wheelchair-bound [...]

Abandon All Hope

Perry’s Special Session: A Cruel Summer for Abortion Rights

Abortion-rights activists thought it was too good to be true, and it was. Four strict anti-abortion bills that failed to pass in the 83rd [...]