May 2016

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The cover of the July/August issue depicts a cartoon wall made of paperwork, with a caricature of Greg Abbott at the top, adding more with a trowel. Migrants walk fearfully at the base of the paper "wall." Headline: Abbott's Border Wall Boondoggle by Justin Miller. Other headlines include "The Shape of Water to Come," "Sparse Justice in Texas," and "Deborah Mouton: Building Bridges with Her Words.”

July / August 2023

May / June 2023

The cover for the March/April 2023 issue of Texas Observer magazine shows an illustration of a young white child, wearing oversized "battle rattle" including an armored vest covered in buttons like "All Guns Matter" and "I Heart Capitalism", and an "America First" helmet so big it coveres their eyes. In their hands is a massive assault rifle. The cover story is "Christian Nationalists Are Coming For Your Kids" by Josephine Lee. Other headlines include "OB-GYNs: Overworked, Under Thread, Moving Out", "Clarence Brandley: Death Before Justice", "A Symphony Dies, A Philharmonic is Born", "Where the Bodies Lie" and "A Pageant for Golden Age".

March / April 2023

The cover of the January/February 2023 issue of the Texas Observer features a photo of a tearful looking Latinx woman, wearing a black and white striped floral skirt and yellow t-shirt, her face resting on her hand with a pensive expression. The top headline is "Broken Promises: The Biden Administration is still separating immigrant kids and their families." Other headlines include Catastrophe #88, Texas' "Red Wave" and "Breaking the Brazos".

January / February 2023