Special Reports
State Board of Education Coverage
Condemned Inmate: Prison Officials Won't Let Guards Speak Out
Willie Pondexter has spent nearly 15 years on death row. Now some of the people charged with guarding him would like to help save his life, if they can get the chance.
Searching For Cures - From Texas to Espinazo
Border Wall Photos
Once slated for destruction, 74-year-old Daniel Garza's home was saved when Hidalgo County made a deal with the Department of Homeland Security to build a combination levee/border wall that will reach a height of 18 feet. The fence now under construction will tower over Garza's backyard.
Primaries '08
Bumbling, Tumbling, Teeth-jarring Rumbling From the Red River to the Rio Grande.
The Texas Observer Poll
The first-ever Texas Observer Poll surveys 2,500 Democratic primary voters. Results of the survey are in the next edition of The Texas Observer, which will be published online the week of Monday, June 2, 2008.
Border Coverage
No other publication covers the border and immigration politics with more depth, insight, and compassion than the Observer. You can find our ongoing coverage here.
They Die in Brooks County
There is a human toll to illegal immigration. The corpses of men, women, and children who perished trying to enter the country are routinely found in Brooks County. They are photographed by law enforcement officials and private citizens. Police use the photos to investigate the deaths. Private citizens bring them to their elected officials and urge action. We include here a sample gallery of the dead, which we hope will illustrate the human cost of immigration policy. These images were not included in the Observer's print edition because they are graphic and disturbing.
The Molly Ivins Web Tribute
A collection of photographs, Molly’s columns, and rememberances from friends, colleagues, and Observer readers.
Spies of Texas
More than 450 pages of photographs and documents collected in the 1960s by UT campus police chief Allen Hamilton.
Peering Into the Halls of Power: The Observer’s Battle with the State DPS
Briefs and legal documents concerning the Observer’s legal battle with the state DPS.
Jack Abramoff: Off the Reservations
The Observer’s coverage of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Tom DeLay and the GOP’s Money Machine
The Observer’s award-winning coverage of the Republicans’ corporate money scheme for Texas’ 2002 campaign.
