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Best of the 2018 Texas Book Festival: An Observer Staff Guide
Six can’t-miss author events hand-picked by our writers.
Best of the 2018 Texas Book Festival: An Observer Staff Guide Six can’t-miss author events hand-picked by our writers. It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Texas bibliophiles, an estimated 50,000 of whom will descend upon the Texas … Read More
What You Missed: First 2 Days of the 2018 Texas Republican Convention
Most recent updates at top. 5:30 p.m., Friday — Day 2 Closes with Fireworks The second day of the Texas GOP convention is wrapping up on a long and drawn out note — though not an uncontentious one. The race … Read More
Six Things to Watch in Texas’ 2018 Runoff Election
Tuesday’s runoffs will spotlight intra-party feuds, test whether 2018 is really the year of women and conclude a dispiriting battle for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
Will the DCCC’s chosen few win out? As part of its plan to win back the U.S. House, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has set its sights on a handful of Texas congressional seats, all of which have Democratic … Read More
Announcing the 2018 MOLLY Award Winners
Michael Grabell and Howard Berkes will receive the 2018 MOLLY National Journalism Prize for their “Sold for Parts” at a May 17 gala in Austin.
The Texas Observer and the Texas Democracy Foundation will award Michael Grabell and Howard Berkes its 2018 MOLLY National Journalism Prize for their work on the “Sold for Parts” series. The award will be presented at a May 17 gala … Read More
2018 Texas Primaries Live Coverage
Scroll down for the most recent update. 6:00 p.m. – Kicking off the night. With an hour until the polls close and early voting totals are released, we’re hunkering down in Austin for a night of election results. We’ll … Read More
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