Texas Observer December 2012 Cover

December 2012

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Helena Handbasket: One Bizarre Year In the Life of Houston’s Strangest Politician

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Pregnant? Scared? Can They Help?

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Too Heavy To Bear: How the Armored Car Industry Leaves Workers Unprotected

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Beyond Suburbia: The Fifth Lash & Other Stories By Anis Shivani

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A Boy King’s Literary Coronation

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Eye On Texas: Friday Night At House Park

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Under the Mall’s Fist

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T. Boone Pickens’ Alternative Energy Hype

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Lionfish Invasion Threatens Marine Ecosystems and Fishing Industry

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Blowing the Whistle on El Paso’s Crooked Schools

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Building a Better Block in Oak Cliff

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National Tea Party Refuge

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Yes, Texas, There Is a Santa Claus

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Border Entrepreneurs Have a Rough Time Raising Capital

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Santa Rita Courts and the Fight for Affordable Public Housing

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General Scales Still Angry Over Reception of 2011 Texas Report on Narco Terrorists

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