The ‘Remnant Alliance’ Is Coming for a School Board Near You
A new coalition of Christian nationalist groups is mobilizing congregations to take over Texas school boards.
Steven Monacelli
Steven Monacelli is a special investigative correspondent for the Observer and a freelance investigative journalist based in Dallas. His reporting has been featured in Rolling Stone, The Daily Beast, The Real News, Dallas Observer, Dallas Weekly, and more. He is also the publisher of Protean Magazine, a nonprofit literary publication.
Articles by Steven Monacelli
The Specter of Disinformation Haunts South by Southwest
Artificial intelligence technologies are all the rage at SXSW. Is our democracy prepared?
Parker County ‘White Nationalist Fight Club’ Leader Exposed
The Texas Active Club leader blurred his face but forgot to scrub his socials.
Partisans Are Politicizing Our Schools
A network of consultants, PACs, and political activists has quietly infiltrated school board elections.
Texas Observer School Board Investigation Spurs Call for Reform
State Representative Erin Zwiener says Texas must improve campaign finance transparency and adopt contribution limits.
These Are the Right-Wing Ideologues Taking Over School Boards
Conservative consultants and PACs are turning Texas school boards into partisan battlegrounds.
Right-Wing Pastor Arrested for ‘No-Islam’ Graffiti in Downtown Brownsville
Genovevo Izaguirre’s social media accounts feature anti-LGBTQ+ and Islamophobic propaganda.
Unmasking Texas Neo-Nazis
Police cited four men for distributing antisemitic and racist flyers in Fort Worth and Weatherford.
These Christians Think God Needs You Rich and to Rule the World
Wealthy megachurch televangelists are blending what’s known as the “prosperity gospel” with nationalist politics.
Conservative Group Pushes Religious Books While Seeking to Ban Others
The Brave Books campaign promoted their own publications under the guise of protecting free speech.