Culture
What Does the United States Owe Central America?
A new work of nonfiction revives a history that some would sooner see forgotten.
Naomi Shihab Nye: Life As a Palestinian-American Poet
"Palestinians are all haunted. We’re haunted by what used to be, what could have been."
Texas Observer: Covering What Others Won’t
From reader to publisher, Carlton Carl has been part of our publication for most of its 70 years.
Top 20 Stories From the Year We Nearly Went Under
After roaring back with an issue on women’s health, we exposed heat deaths at Tesla and USPS, went after Angela Paxton, and broke news on queer rights.
Poem: From There to Here
A silhouette, stationed at his Dallas valet stand awaiting the healthy, the wealthy, the privileged, the favored.
The Texas Observer’s 2023 Must-Read Lone Star Books
From poetic dreamworlds to the people’s hospital, Texas authors paint very different portraits of our diverse state.
Unmasking the Klansman
A new book reveals the untold story of a Ku Klux Klan member’s literary double life.
Phạm Thiên Ân: From ‘Yellow Cocoon’ to Cannes
A Vietnamese filmmaker with Houston ties reveals more about his contemplative, award-winning film.
Strangest State: Eclipses and Flying Snakes
A young teen reporter covers the Ken Paxton impeachment on typewriter, serpents fall from the sky and more dispatches from far-flung Texas.