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The ACLU in Texas – The Early Years
On March 8, the Texas ACLU will celebrate its 70th anniversary. It’s a storied history full of setbacks and improbable victories. Today, the organization [...] Full Story -
Fab Five
The recent death of Don Kennard, longtime legislator and Democratic stalwart, caused me to unearth this photo of now-gone grand compadres. Left to [...] Full Story -
Texas’ Steady Hand: Dolph Briscoe, 1923-2010
Former Gov. Dolph Briscoe, who died on Sunday at 87, was first and foremost a decent and honorable man, qualities that seem in short [...] Full Story -
Wayne Justice
Civil Rights attorney and Observer contributing writer David Richards assesses the Judge Justice’s impact: See also: Justice for the Dispossessed: William Wayne Justice 1920-2009 U.S. [...] Full Story -
So Long to the Communist Threat
When Creekmore Fath died in June at 93, we’d officially seen the last of an influential cluster of liberal activists who came of age [...] Full Story
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The ACLU in Texas – The Early Years
On March 8, the Texas ACLU will celebrate its 70th anniversary. It’s a storied history full of setbacks and improbable victories. Today, the organization [...] Full Story -
Fab Five
The recent death of Don Kennard, longtime legislator and Democratic stalwart, caused me to unearth this photo of now-gone grand compadres. Left to [...] Full Story -
Texas’ Steady Hand: Dolph Briscoe, 1923-2010
Former Gov. Dolph Briscoe, who died on Sunday at 87, was first and foremost a decent and honorable man, qualities that seem in short [...] Full Story -
Wayne Justice
Civil Rights attorney and Observer contributing writer David Richards assesses the Judge Justice’s impact: See also: Justice for the Dispossessed: William Wayne Justice 1920-2009 U.S. [...] Full Story -
So Long to the Communist Threat
When Creekmore Fath died in June at 93, we’d officially seen the last of an influential cluster of liberal activists who came of age [...] Full Story
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