Texas Observer Staff
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What We’re Watching: Primaries 2018
What We’re Watching in the 2018 Texas Primaries With Democratic turnout crushing early voting records in the 15 biggest counties, jam-packed races for seats left open by several retiring Republicans and backlash to Trump fueling progressive victories in other states, … Read More
An Observer Staff Guide to the 2017 Texas Book Festival
Seven author events our reporters and editors are excited to see. Read More
Election Day Live Blog: Trump Wins Texas by Nine, Takes Presidency
The day we thought, or perhaps hoped, would never come has arrived. Here's how it unfolded.
The day we thought, or perhaps hoped, would never come has arrived. Join our staff for live dispatches, commentary and analysis from around the state. Read More
‘Just Like Every Other Kid’
Under attack from Texas politicians, trans kids and their parents talk back.
Meet five Texas families who say they're tired of Dan Patrick, Ken Paxton and other Texas lawmakers targeting their transgender children for harassment. Read More
The 2016 Texas Primary Play-by-Play
In case you missed it, and possibly you should be glad you did, here's what happened in Texas on Super Tuesday.
In case you missed it, and possibly you should be glad you did, here's what happened in Texas on Super Tuesday. Read More
Primary Concerns: What We’re Watching on Super Tuesday
From Cruz's victory-or-die rally to down-ballot races to a Dem presidential face-off that seems to be happening on another planet, here's what to watch. Read More
Gay Marriage Arrives in Texas
In a landmark victory for marriage equality, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against statewide bans on same-sex marriage, granting gay and lesbian couples in Texas the right to legally marry. Read More
Watching Out For the Future of Texas Home Schooling
A team of lobbyists from the Texas Home School Coalition bring home-schooled kids together from around the state to help better represent their community. Read More
Hardship in Pachay las Lomas, Guatemala
Marcial Castro Estrada recounts his experiences during the height of the Guatemalan Civil War, and the difficult conditions that to led his son's fatal immigration. Read More