Is Beto Just Another Doomed Texas Democrat?
The gubernatorial candidate may have become what he once seemed to cast aside.
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Inside the U.S. Capitol Insurrection
A Texas photographer finds himself shoulder to shoulder with rioters on January 6, 2021.
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Pandemic Without Borders
Laredo Health Authority Victor Treviño’s regional vaccination program has helped innoculate more than 60,000 Mexican residents.
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A Boom of Strip Club Lawsuits in Texas
Unpaid exotic dancers are suing—and often winning back wages—but clubs and corporations aren’t changing their ways.
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Political Retirements Will Paint Texas a Fresh Coat of Red in 2022
The state’s newly redrawn political maps set off an exodus among Democrats and moderate Republicans. If you thought 2021 was brutal, 2022 may be worse.
The Texas Observer’s Best Longform Stories of 2021
We collected some of our best magazine stories published this year.
The Supreme Court Lets SB 8 Stand, But Allows Abortion Providers Their Day in Court
In an 8-to-1 ruling, the Justices ruled that lawsuits against Texas’ anti-abortion law could proceed, but left women in the state to suffer its consequences in the meantime.
Environment
The Texas Observer’s Best Longform Stories of 2021
We collected some of our best magazine stories published this year.
The EPA Placed a Texas Superfund Site on its National Priorities List in 2018. Why Is the Health Threat Still Unknown?
Predominantly Latino residents in Grand Prairie, west of Dallas, say they’ve been told little or nothing about air, soil and groundwater poisoned by TCE, a known human carcinogen.
Envisioning the Effects of Big Oil and Gas Along the Texas Coast
These images imagine how forthcoming LNG facilities in Texas will take over the land.
Culture
Why the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Needs Texan Johnny Nash
The “I can see clearly now” singer was much more than a one-hit wonder.
The Texas Observer’s Best Longform Stories of 2021
We collected some of our best magazine stories published this year.
Love—and Casseroles—in the Time of COVID-19
During the pandemic, once-ordinary dinners with friends take on new meaning.
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December 2021
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