A House Divided

Rogelio Chavira is for Biden. Dolores Chacon is for Trump. The border fence passes through the couple’s backyard.

Features

by Roxanna Asgarian
Health Care
The Forgotten Children of Texas

Each year, thousands of foster children in Texas are shuffled into little-known “treatment centers” where they are frequently neglected and abused. State officials have largely ignored allegations of wrongdoing and calls for reform.
by Tristan Ahtone , Lorena Allam , Leilani Rania Ganser , Kalen Goodluck , Brittany Guyot and Anna V. Smith
News
The Anti-Indigenous Handbook

Across the globe, anti-Indigenous organizations and sympathizers work to undermine the collective rights of Indigenous peoples. This collection of reports reveals some of the most common attacks Indigenous communities face today.
by Chris O'Connell and Savannah Maher
News
F is for Fake

How a dozen possibly fraudulent and forged Indigenous artworks left Texas and ended up on museum walls in Wyoming.
by Kimberly Meyer
News
The Work is All of Us

Undocumented and disabled, the members of the Living Hope Wheelchair Association offer a vision for a more caring future.

Economy
Austin and America’s Thirty-Year War on the Homeless
by Gus Bova
Environment
The Wasteland Underwater
by David Hasemyer and Lise Olsen
Economy
Death in Dalhart
by Dana Ullman
Health Care
Conception Deception
by Lise Olsen
Civil Rights
A Monumental Undertaking
by Michael Barajas
Health Care
Portraits of the Pandemic
by Texas Observer Staff
Border
The Coronavirus Pipeline
by Anna-Catherine Brigida and Morena Pérez Joachin
Economy
From Boom to Bloodbath
by Justin Miller
Border
Back to the Wall
by Gus Bova

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A House Divided

Features

The Forgotten Children of Texas

Each year, thousands of foster children in Texas are shuffled into little-known “treatment centers” where they are frequently neglected and abused. State officials have largely ignored allegations of wrongdoing and calls for reform.

The Anti-Indigenous Handbook

Across the globe, anti-Indigenous organizations and sympathizers work to undermine the collective rights of Indigenous peoples. This collection of reports reveals some of the most common attacks Indigenous communities face today.

F is for Fake

How a dozen possibly fraudulent and forged Indigenous artworks left Texas and ended up on museum walls in Wyoming.

The Work is All of Us

Undocumented and disabled, the members of the Living Hope Wheelchair Association offer a vision for a more caring future.

The Magazine

In This Issue

After the Deaths of Two Soldiers at Fort Hood, the Navajo Nation Wants Answers

‘Pink Slime’ Journalism Finds a Home in Texas’ News Deserts

José Garza Redefines ‘Progressive Prosecutor’

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