Back in the Saddle
Why (and how) Texas will matter in March.
Since 1954

Dave Mann has been with the Observer since 2003. Before that, he worked as a reporter in Fort Worth and Washington, D.C. He was born and raised in Philadelphia. He thinks border collies are the world’s greatest dogs, and believes in the nourishing powers of pickup basketball.
Why (and how) Texas will matter in March.
Will Latino voters stand and be counted?
Could the age gap trump race and gender?
The Race to Become the Most Important Prosecutor in Texas
Drug courts can keep addicts in treatment and out of jail — if judges let them
Exiled by hurricanes, a black congregation from New Orleans takes root in the Texas Hill Country
Craddick democrats may regret propping up the unpopular speaker
Texas Government's Potemkin Village
Hawkins Hangs On
Albert Hawkins is pushing another fouled-up, expensive idea