Megan Kimble

Megan Kimble is executive editor at the Observer and the author of Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food. Follow her on Twitter @megankimble.


Half of Texas renters already spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing.
Texas Legislature

Rent By Another Name

As rent continues to rise across the state, an increasing number of Texas tenants are also saddled with mandatory fees for everything from doorstep trash collection to cable television.
Thu, Sep 12, 2019 |

On July 1, Mario Queroz came home to find a notice on the door of the one-bedroom apartment he shares with his wife in north Dallas. They’d lived at Three Fountains Apartments since 2017, enjoying the amenities offered by the … Read More

An abandoned building in Baltimore.
Culture

‘Owned’ Explores the Racist Foundation of Homeownership in America

Giorgio Angelini, the film’s director and a native Houstonian, discusses the movie ahead of a showing in Austin on September 10.
Mon, Sep 9, 2019 |

After Giorgio Angelini graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2005, he toured the country with his two bands, playing in the same bars and clubs year after year. During his five years on the road, he watched … Read More

Texas Politics

They Persisted

An unprecedented number of first-time female candidates ran for office in Texas in 2018—and lost. Now, many of those women are running again.
Tue, Sep 3, 2019 |

These candidates are back in the ring to prove that 2018 wasn’t a singular “year of the woman.” by Megan Kimble September 2, 2019  Early on November 7, 2018, Gina Ortiz Jones drove home after conceding to U.S. Representative … Read More

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