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Most Recent in Politics:

1Will Hurd’s Guide to Running as a Republican in 2018

2Santa Ana’s Last Stand?

3Houston City Employees are Fighting to Uphold Marriage Equality in Texas

4Special Session a ‘Battle Royal’ for Dominionists Who Seek Christian Rule

5How ‘Mad Moms in Minivans’ Injected Themselves into Texas’ Anti-Vaccine Debate

6National Butterfly Center Founder: Trump’s Border Wall Prep ‘Trampling on Private Property Rights’

Most Recent in Environment:

1Santa Ana’s Last Stand?

2The Rising Storm

3Introducing the Texas Observer’s Rural Reporting Project

4Texas Warbler Suit Could Test Trump Administration’s Handling of Endangered Species

5Gulf Coast Environmental Group Sues Plastic Company After Slow Response from TCEQ

6The Texas Legislature’s Chainsaw Massacre

Most Recent in Border:

1Santa Ana’s Last Stand?

2Stalking Horse

3National Butterfly Center Founder: Trump’s Border Wall Prep ‘Trampling on Private Property Rights’

4‘El Peso Hero’ is the 21st-Century Borderland Superhero Texas Needs

515 Protesters Arrested After Demonstration Defending DACA at Texas Capitol

6Trump’s New Immigration Lockup Draws Local Opposition in Conroe

Most Recent in Criminal Justice:

1Deputies Go Unpunished for Invasive Cavity Search on Houston Roadside

2Meet the Expert Who Helps Texas Cops Justify Extreme Behavior

3Why Dallas is One of the Few Places Killer Cops Could be Held Accountable

4Compassionate (Ab)use: Family Battles Texas over Medical Marijuana

515 Protesters Arrested After Demonstration Defending DACA at Texas Capitol

6Trump’s New Immigration Lockup Draws Local Opposition in Conroe

Most Recent in Education:

1Dan Patrick Accuses Joe Straus of Ponzi Scheme Ahead of Special Session

2Critics Fear New Texas Law Giving SBOE Wide Discretion Over Textbooks

3After Freedom Caucus Kills Her Legislation, Lawmaker Announces Anti-‘Lunch Shaming’ Campaign

4Texas’ ‘Lunch Shaming’ Problem and the Fight to Fix It

5CPS Caseworker: Lawmakers Are ‘Shifting the Blame’ by Privatizing Child Welfare System

6‘Academic Freedom’ Bill Provides Cover to Teach Creationism, Climate Denial in Classrooms

Most Recent in Health Care:

1Introducing the Texas Observer’s Rural Reporting Project

2Red is the New Orange: Handmaids Bring More than Just Silence to the Abortion Fight

3Compassionate (Ab)use: Family Battles Texas over Medical Marijuana

4What a Ban on Insurance for Abortions Means for Women with High-Risk Pregnancies

5Lawsuit Filed Against New Texas Abortion Law

6Texas Bill Would Revoke Medical Licenses of Doctors Who Perform Abortions

Most Recent in The Interview:

1The Interview: Joaquin Castro Says Texas Democrats are Poised for a Comeback

2The Interview: Beto O’Rourke on Trump, the Border and How to Revive the Democratic Party

3The Interview: Tom ‘Smitty’ Smith

4The Interview: Lupe Valdez

5The Interview: Paul Quinn College’s Michael Sorrell

6The Interview: Judge John Dietz on Texas’ School Finance Crisis

Most Recent in Books:

1The Rising Storm

2Stalking Horse

3Seven Texas Indie Booksellers on Their Favorite Books of the Year (So Far)

4‘El Peso Hero’ is the 21st-Century Borderland Superhero Texas Needs

5‘The Hour of Land,’ Terry Tempest Williams’ Love Letter to National Parks

6Announcing the Seventh Annual Observer Short Story Contest

Most Recent in Postcards:

1Ride Like a Girl

6Feathering Their Nest

Most Recent in Essay:

1Dear Governor Abbott: The ‘Bathroom Bill’ Endangers Trans Texans Like My Son

2Stalking Horse

3Protecting Immigrant Families: A Call for an Economic Boycott of Texas

4Cut from the Same Cloth: Wearing Hijab in Houston, Post-Trump

5Going It Alone

6The Observer’s Founding Editor: ‘Bring the Fight Back’ to Texas Politics

Most Recent in Eye on Texas:

1Eye on Texas: Runners Take on 170-Mile Race in Big Bend

2Eye on Texas: Liberty Hill Hosts Texas Firearms Festival

3Eye on Texas: TX Open Swim

4Eye on Texas: Blessing of the Hands in San Antonio

5Eye on Texas: Austin’s Chapels

6Eye on Texas: Portico Tejas

Most Recent in Poetry:

1Parallel Planes

3Poem: ‘Resistance’

4Poem: ‘Screenplay for a Homemade Movie’

5Poem: ‘To Be One with the All’

6Poem: ‘Whitewashing’

Political Intelligence

Compassionate (Ab)use: Family Battles Texas over Medical Marijuana

by Sophie Novack | Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 9:51 CST

The Zartlers have gone through a veritable pharmacy of prescription drugs, but they say medical marijuana is the only thing that stops Kara from hitting herself.

Can Straus Hang On?

by Texas Observer Staff

Leave a comment | Tue, Nov 30, 2010

dept. of influence-peddling The election of the Texas House speaker has always been an insider’s fight. The 150 House members who vote on the speaker usually ...Read More

Perry For Prez?

by Texas Observer Staff

Leave a comment | Tue, Nov 16, 2010

campaign trail It became clear pretty early on election night that Rick Perry was cruising toward re-election as Texas governor. (He ended up beating Bill White...Read More

Dallas County Democrats in Trouble

by Thomas Korosec

Leave a comment | Wed, Nov 3, 2010

Democrats were in a fight to retain their edge in Dallas County, although Bill White pulled ahead of Gov. Rick Perry in the county with 54 percent of a heavy ea...Read More

A Poll Watcher Watches People Vote

Rightwing poll watcher finds no problems in East Austin

Leave a comment | Tue, Nov 2, 2010

In recent days, it appeared that the tense voting situation in Harris County was going to spread to other areas on election day. The lead-up to the election got...Read More

Voter Harassment Persists in Harris County

Republican lawyer allegedly causes problem in Third Ward.

by Michael Berryhill

Leave a comment | Tue, Nov 2, 2010

With two hours left at the polls, the Houston polls have been quiet with at least one exception in Houston’s Third Ward, a historic black neighborhood. This m...Read More

Rain Falling on Dallas Democrats’ Parade

Heavy thunderstorm likely to favor Republicans

by Thomas Korosec

Leave a comment | Tue, Nov 2, 2010

Dallas County Democrats have some adverse weather to contend with today – and we’re not just talking about voter discontent blowing in off the Potomac. At a...Read More

Claytie’s Power Play

by Texas Observer Staff

Leave a comment | Tue, Nov 2, 2010

dispatch from the water wars They say one vote can make all the difference. For Clayton Williams, one vote could help him make a lot of money. Williams, the 81-...Read More

It’s Better to Be Silent and Thought a Fool…

by Texas Observer Staff

Leave a comment | Tue, Oct 19, 2010

dept. of elections Politicians talk a lot, mainly about themselves and their opinions, and about how much better they are than their opponents. That makes David...Read More

The Perry Plan

by Texas Observer Staff

Leave a comment | Tue, Sep 21, 2010

Gov. Rick Perry didn’t exactly face a tough crowd at Lubbock’s Monterey High School on Aug. 31. Well before his arrival, 30 or so students had assembled...Read More

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