Brownsville Cops Arrest Activist for Anti-SpaceX Graffiti, Mayor Posts Her Info on Facebook
Why did police show up in force to apprehend a local activist, and why is the city’s top elected posting her mugshot and job details on social media?
Gus Bova
Gus Bova is a senior staff writer and assistant editor at the Texas Observer. He covers labor, politics, and other major Texas stories. He has written extensively on topics ranging from the border wall to homelessness. 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
Lone Star ‘Squad’: AOC Rallies for Texans Greg Casar and Jessica Cisneros
The two progressive candidates would represent a new left edge of the state's congressional delegation if primary voters from Austin to San Antonio to Laredo back them.
The Rio Grande Valley Is at a Political Crossroads
Redistricting, retirements, and a resurgent GOP make 2022 a year of political possibilities in a Democratic border stronghold.
Rodriguez Goes on Offense Against Homeless Camping in Democratic Primary
The longtime state representative and congressional candidate parrots conservative talking points in wedge-issue mailer.
Sinema Reaffirms That No, Congress Probably Won’t Save Democracy in Texas
Hope dwindles for Congress to fix racist Texas voting laws and gerrymandering.
Is Beto Just Another Doomed Texas Democrat?
The gubernatorial candidate may have become what he once seemed to cast aside.
Jessica Cisneros Takes Her Second Shot at the King of Laredo
The primary rematch for Congressional District 28 is a litmus test for Democrats in South Texas.
Greg Abbott’s Jankety Border ‘Wall’
A flawed idea and political symbol grows ever more slapdash.
The Texas Senate’s Most Conservative Democrat Is Retiring
“I want somebody that has compassion for people—especially the unborn,” said Eddie Lucio of his eventual replacement.
Austin Voters Reject Proposal to Super-Fund Police in Victory for Progressives
Fear and propaganda weren’t enough to save an expensive proposal to swell the police department in Texas’ bluest city.