Editorial
‘Sermon Safeguard’ Bill is All About Preaching to the Choir
Supporters claim the legislation shielding pastors from subpoenas will protect religious liberty, but it’s more symbolism than solution.
Supporters claim the legislation shielding pastors from subpoenas will protect religious liberty, but it’s more symbolism than solution....Read More
Dan Patrick Offers Vouchers as Solution to Special Ed Failures that He Helped Create
Time after time, Patrick has hyped vouchers as the catch-all solution to the lack of access to quality special education....Read More
Lives in Limbo
How activism, art and architecture are bringing the shadowy immigrant detention system into clearer view
“These are public institutions,” Lopez says. “It's taxpayer money. And it's immigration — a national issue. But it's not something that we're having the...Read More
Can Texas Muslims Trump Islamophobia?
As the president-elect ushers in an era of anti-Muslim rhetoric, Texas Muslims are fighting back.
What we’re seeing in the Muslim community today is just the latest episode in a story as old as our nation and the 13 colonies that preceded it: A religious m...Read More
Aggies Wheel Out Unwelcome Wagon for White Nationalist Richard Spencer
Hundreds of protesters turn out to support ‘Aggie Values’ during white nationalist event on campus White nationalist Richard Spencer faced a volatile audien...Read More
Editorial: Pressing On in a Media Landscape Under Threat
Even in these tumultuous times, the Observer hasn’t strayed from its mission to produce truth-speaking journalism that inspires change from the top....Read More
Texas Should Stand Tall for Equality
Marriage equality for lesbian and gay Americans is almost decided as a matter of national policy. Thirty-six states have it, and given recent remarks by Justice...Read More
Farewell to Rick Perry, for Now
With his gubernatorial run finally over, Perry will turn his full attention to his quest to become an employee of the federal government....Read More
Occupy Wall Street: Better Late than Never
FINALLY. FOR THREE YEARS THE ONLY POPULIST response to economic hardship has come from the reactionaries in the Tea Party. Now, at long last, we have a grassroo...Read More