Will Texas Cities Stay Silent on Gaza?
From Austin to San Antonio and Dallas to Houston, pro-Palestine advocates are pleading with recalcitrant local officials to take a stand for Gazans.
Gus Bova
Gus Bova is the editor-in-chief of the Texas Observer. In 2016, he joined the Observer as an intern, later becoming a staff writer and an assistant editor. He's covered immigration, homelessness, labor, politics, and other major Texas stories. Before coming to the Observer, he worked at a shelter for recently arrived immigrants and asylum-seekers. He studied Latin American Studies at the University of Kansas.
Articles by Gus Bova
What Does the United States Owe Central America?
A new work of nonfiction revives a history that some would sooner see forgotten.
Greg Abbott’s New Year’s Resolution: Sow Chaos at the Border
The governor plants hints of a constitutional crisis in Eagle Pass after discussing shooting migrants.
Texas Is Challenging 150 Years of Immigration Law
Senate Bill 4 could be the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally unleash Lone Star Republicans on the world’s huddled masses.
Texas Legislature Votes to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds
A major U.S. Supreme Court case could be on the horizon as the Lone Star State takes international matters into its own hands.
The Reason Texans Can’t Vote on Abortion and Weed
Hint: The Legislature could give us the chance if it wanted.
Biden Quietly Gave Border Wall Contract to Company Used by Trump, Abbott
“Clearly DHS, under the Biden administration, has no more respect for border residents than it did under the Trump administration.”
‘Civil and Human Rights Disaster’: Texas Wants to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds
House Bill 4 would turn local police into border enforcers—with new unchecked power.
The ‘Death Star’ Bill Is About Kneecapping Democracy in Texas
House Bill 2127 is the culmination of a years-long fight about centralizing power, not protecting small businesses.
Why Nurses Are Making Lone Star Labor History
One nurse thought she’d found her dream job. Now she’s part of the state’s largest private-sector nurses union, which struck this month to defend patient safety.