Joe Nick Patoski

Most Recent in Politics:

1What a Ban on Insurance for Abortions Means for Women with High-Risk Pregnancies

2Trans Texans, Advocates Swarm Texas Capitol to Oppose ‘Bathroom Bills’ (Again)

3Dems: Dan Patrick’s Senate Speed-up Is ‘Subverting’ the Democratic Process

4Activistas Adolescentes Interpretan Quinceañeras en Protesta contra SB 4 en el Capitolio

5Trump DOJ: Trust Texas to Fix Racist Voter ID Law Without Court Oversight

6Lawsuit Filed Against New Texas Abortion Law

Most Recent in Environment:

1Dancing with Denial

2‘The Hour of Land,’ Terry Tempest Williams’ Love Letter to National Parks

3Susan Combs, Fierce Critic of Endangered Species Act, Tapped for Agency in Charge of its Implementation

4Report: Loopholes Allow Polluters to Get Away With Worsening Air Quality

6Getting Wise to Bad Air: North Texans Take Smog Monitoring Into Own Hands

Most Recent in Border:

1Activistas Adolescentes Interpretan Quinceañeras en Protesta contra SB 4 en el Capitolio

2Teenage Activists Stage Quinceañera-Themed Protest of SB 4 at Texas Capitol

3Trump Administration Preparing Texas Wildlife Refuge for First Border Wall Segment

4Greg Abbott’s Latino Problem

5Prying Eyes: Border Sheriffs to Use Iris-Scanning Tech in Push for ‘Virtual Wall’

6Despite Push from Democrats, Harris County is Staying out of the SB 4 Lawsuit

Most Recent in Criminal Justice:

1Why We Hired a Civil Rights Reporter

2Five New Laws that Will Likely Get Texas Sued (Or Already Have)

3Protecting Immigrant Families: A Call for an Economic Boycott of Texas

4Después de SB 4, Línea Telefónica de Consulados Mexicanos Presenta un Incremento de Casi 700 por ciento en Texas

5State Attorneys: Senate Bill 4 Is ‘Moderate’ Compared to Arizona’s ‘Papers, Please’ Law

6Attorney: Matt Rinaldi’s Call to ICE Will Likely Be Used Against SB 4 in Lawsuit

Most Recent in Education:

1Dan Patrick Accuses Joe Straus of Ponzi Scheme Ahead of Special Session

2Critics Fear New Texas Law Giving SBOE Wide Discretion Over Textbooks

3After Freedom Caucus Kills Her Legislation, Lawmaker Announces Anti-‘Lunch Shaming’ Campaign

4Texas’ ‘Lunch Shaming’ Problem and the Fight to Fix It

5CPS Caseworker: Lawmakers Are ‘Shifting the Blame’ by Privatizing Child Welfare System

6‘Academic Freedom’ Bill Provides Cover to Teach Creationism, Climate Denial in Classrooms

Most Recent in Health Care:

1What a Ban on Insurance for Abortions Means for Women with High-Risk Pregnancies

2Lawsuit Filed Against New Texas Abortion Law

3Texas Bill Would Revoke Medical Licenses of Doctors Who Perform Abortions

4Texas Mother ‘Deathly Afraid’ of Medicaid Cuts Under GOP Health Plan

5The GOP Health Plan Would Give Governor Greg Abbott Power Over Your Coverage

6This Week: Texans’ Health Under Attack by Republican Lawmakers

Most Recent in The Interview:

1The Interview: Joaquin Castro Says Texas Democrats are Poised for a Comeback

2The Interview: Beto O’Rourke on Trump, the Border and How to Revive the Democratic Party

3The Interview: Tom ‘Smitty’ Smith

4The Interview: Lupe Valdez

5The Interview: Paul Quinn College’s Michael Sorrell

6The Interview: Judge John Dietz on Texas’ School Finance Crisis

Most Recent in Books:

1‘The Hour of Land,’ Terry Tempest Williams’ Love Letter to National Parks

2Announcing the Seventh Annual Observer Short Story Contest

3At Home in the In-Between

4‘The Potlikker Papers’ Wants You to Eat Your Grits with a Side of Discomfort

5We Were the Safety Net

6‘Cornyation’ Celebrates San Antonio’s Most Fabulous Fiesta Tradition

Most Recent in Postcards:

1Ride Like a Girl

6Feathering Their Nest

Most Recent in Essay:

1Protecting Immigrant Families: A Call for an Economic Boycott of Texas

2Cut from the Same Cloth: Wearing Hijab in Houston, Post-Trump

3Going It Alone

4The Observer’s Founding Editor: ‘Bring the Fight Back’ to Texas Politics

5A Texan’s Political Guide to Resisting Trump

6The Resistance Against Donald Trump Begins in Texas

Most Recent in Eye on Texas:

1Eye on Texas: Runners Take on 170-Mile Race in Big Bend

2Eye on Texas: Liberty Hill Hosts Texas Firearms Festival

3Eye on Texas: TX Open Swim

4Eye on Texas: Blessing of the Hands in San Antonio

5Eye on Texas: Austin’s Chapels

6Eye on Texas: Portico Tejas

Most Recent in Poetry:

1Parallel Planes

3Poem: ‘Resistance’

4Poem: ‘Screenplay for a Homemade Movie’

5Poem: ‘To Be One with the All’

6Poem: ‘Whitewashing’

Joe Nick Patoski

Joe Nick Patoski writes about water, music, Texas, and other subjects from his home near Wimberley. Texas Coast, his second collaborative book with photographer Laurence Parent is being published by the University of Texas this fall.

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Playing By The Rule

by Joe Nick Patoski | Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 3:56 pm CST

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Park and Parcel

The underfunded Texas Parks and Wildlife Department struggles to sell itself

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Fri, Apr 7, 2006 |

Last summer, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department commissioners contemplated selling off 46,000 acres of Big Bend Ranch State Park, the largest state park in Texas, to John Poindexter, the Houston businessman who owns the nearby Cibolo Creek Ranch luxury resort. … Read More

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The Only Honest Lake in Texas

It looks like a winner has emerged in the struggle for Caddo Lake

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Fri, Jul 8, 2005 |

A table full of good ol’ boys and good ol’ girls are having a hoot over lunch at Dawn’s, under the bridge where State Highway 43 crosses the western edge of Caddo Lake. One in the crowd claims he’s been … Read More

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