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Eye On Texas: Empty Schools By Allison Smith , posted on
Empty Texas schools intrigue me. The quiet spaces, the old water fountains and chalkboards, the big windows casting natural light.
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Uneasy Money: An Observer Panel On Reforming Texas’ Payday and Auto-Title Loan Industry By Jen Reel
Texas Observer Staff Writer Forrest Wilder hosted a public panel on reforming Texas' payday loan industry.
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Observer Panel at SXSW Interactive: Tweeting the Drug War (Video) By Melissa del Bosque
What can the most censored state in Mexico teach others about freedom of expression during a devastating drug war?
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Observer Panel at SXSW Interactive: Survival of the Scrappiest By Jonathan McNamara
What wisdom could the Observer impart to other nonprofits struggling to keep up the journalistic fight in the age of pay walls and social media?
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An Introduction to The Texas Observer By Jonathan McNamara
An introduction to The Texas Observer from current and former staffers. Video shot and edited by Matt Gossage.
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Life On the Fence Line By Jen Reel
Suffering from chronic illnesses and cancer, Corpus Christi residents can't afford to relocate.
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The Texas Observer Interviews Bill McKibben By Jen Reel
Texas Observer reporter Forrest Wilder meets with author, educator and activist Bill McKibben to discuss politics and the environment.
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Paul Krugman at the 2012 Texas Observer MOLLY Journalism Prize Dinner By Jen Reel
New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman sits down for an exclusive interview with Texas Observer editor Dave Mann.
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Carlos Dada Speaks With the Observer By Jen Reel
In March, a leading investigative online news journal in El Salvador, El Faro, broke the news that the government was negotiating a reduction in
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A Chance At Success By Chase Martinez
Since 1977, Helping Restore Ability, a non-profit, licensed home healthcare agency, has been providing services that promote independent living for individuals who might otherwise
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Failed States: Embedding in the War on Terror By Jill Magid
On Jan. 21, 2010, Jill Magid was in Austin researching snipers when she decided to visit the state Capitol. That was the day Fausto
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Keeping Time In Lockhart By Saul Elbein
Gene Galbraith is a professional horologist, an archaic word that essentially means “maker of clocks and watches.”
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The Response By Forrest Wilder
Texas Observer reporter Forrest Wilder provides video stills from The Response, Texas Governor Rick Perry’s, Aug. 6th prayer rally held in Houston. Read more
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State of Texas: The Road to 500 Executions By Dave Mann
Texas will soon execute its 500th person since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
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Eye On Texas: Empty Schools By Allison Smith
Empty Texas schools intrigue me. The quiet spaces, the old water fountains and chalkboards, the big windows casting natural light.
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Peaceably Assemble: The NRA Comes to Houston By Jeremy Smith
This weekend, an estimated 70,000 people converged on the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston to attend the 142nd National Rifle Association Annual Meeting
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State of Texas: Who Pays How Much In Taxes By Dave Mann
Texas' tax system is one of the most regressive in the country, meaning it falls especially hard on the poor.
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Up In Arms: After the Sandy Hook Tragedy, Some Texas Schools Arm Their Teachers By Lance Rosenfield
Whatever the risks, there will undoubtedly soon be more guns in Texas schools.
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Photos from Dallas’ Rally Against Domestic Violence By Patrick Michels
Saturday, thousands of men joined Mayor Mike Rawlings outside Dallas City Hall for a rally to end the city's culture of domestic violence, joined by
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Eye On Texas: Nostalgia By Martha Moreno
In 2000, my mother, three siblings, and I started a journey that brought us to the United States, where my father waited for us.
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Workers Defense Project Commemorates Construction Workers During “Day of the Fallen” By Jen Reel and Priscila Mosqueda
The Workers Defense Project held its Day of the Fallen march on Feb. 27 to commemorate Texas construction workers who have been killed on the
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Photos from the Save Texas Schools Rally By Patrick Michels and Beth Cortez-Neavel
Photos from the Save Texas Schools Rally at the State Capitol, a demonstration for more funding and less testing in Texas' public schools.
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Eye On Texas: Mediscapes By Carling Hale
Carling Hale explores her relationship with medication through photos.
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Seven Contemporary Mexican Artists Interpret the Unthinkable in “Crónicas” By Brad Tyer
"Crónicas: Seven Contemporary Mexican Artists," uniquely interprets the drug war in Mexico through the eyes of seven young Mexican artists and photographers.
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New Fields: A Job Training Program Prepares Farmworkers For The Modern Economy By Jen Reel
Motivation Education & Training, Inc. helps farmworkers find better jobs in the modern economy.
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Observer Podcast Episode 11: Is Cruz’s Run-Off Victory a Tea Party Victory? By Jonathan McNamara
In this episode of the Observer podcast, Abby Rapoport of The American Prospect joins us to answer one (not-so) simple question: is Ted Cruz’s
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Observer Podcast Episode 10: Running down the Run-offs By Jonathan McNamara
Observer staff writers Patrick Michels and Forrest Wilder their favorite run-off races in this tenth episode of the Observer Podcast. In this episode, we
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Observer Podcast Episode 9: Healthcare and the Metropolitan Community Church By Jonathan McNamara
Observer contributor Eileen Smith discusses what Obamacare could mean to Texas. Multimedia editor Jen Reel talks about her latest photo essay focusing on a
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Observer Podcast Episode 8: Solar Power and the DREAM Act By Jonathan McNamara
Hot off the heels of a public panel on energy and an article outlining San Antonio’s solar power progress, Observer staff writer Forrest Wilder
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Observer Podcast Episode 7 By Jonathan McNamara
In this episode, Observer Editor Dave Mann sits down with staff writers Patrick Michels and Forrest Wilder to debrief on the past weekend’s GOP and
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Observer Podcast Episode 6 By Jonathan McNamara
In this episode, Observer Editor Dave Mann sits down with staff writers Patrick Michels and Forrest Wilder to discuss some of the more interesting
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Observer Podcast Episode 5 By Jonathan McNamara
In this episode, Staff Writer Patrick Michels gives us the rundown on what you need to know about the State Board of Education during
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Observer Podcast Episode 4 By Jonathan McNamara
The Texas Observer staff once again headed into the fallout shelter located below our offices to bring you another installment of the Observer podcast. In
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Observer Podcast Episode 3 By Jonathan McNamara
The Texas Observer staff once again headed into the fallout shelter located below our offices to bring you another installment of the Observer podcast. In
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Observer Podcast: Checking In With Homestead Heritage, SXSWedu and Technology Adoption In Schools By Jonathan McNamara
For this episode, staff writer Patrick Michels and I returned to the Observer’s basement recording studio (read: fallout shelter) with freelance writer Alex Hannaford
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Observer Podcast: The Deadliest Place in Mexico and Women’s Health By Jonathan McNamara
Find out what happens when four talented, talkative journalists crowd into a basement room that doubles as a fallout shelter (no, really), open a
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