Patrick Michels
Patrick Michels, a former Observer staff writer, is a reporter at the Center for Investigative Reporting.
Articles by Patrick Michels
We’re Not Gonna Take It
Texas' starving school districts lawyer up for (another) epic battle for survival
Grand Prairie ISD Sells Parents on ‘Choice’ Beyond Charters
One cash-strapped district seeks salvation in the language of school reform.
Pharmacists Ask Lege for Cover from New Medicaid Privatization
Last year, Perry pals secured a new layer of privatization in Texas' Medicaid payments. Now independent pharmacists warn it's putting them out of business.
Scott Walker Trolls for Texas Dollars
Wisconsin's controversial governor romances Texas conservatives' pocketbooks, promising to carry their banner nationwide
Texas Gets Pass to Enforce ‘Empowering’ Pre-Abortion Sonogram Law
In the past, appellate court's Chief Judge Edith Jones has supported Supreme Court review of Roe v. Wade