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East Texas Photographer Captures 50 Years of Haunting, Ordinary Magic
In Their Own Words: Why Texas Voters are Turning Out
A collection of some of the Texas voters we've encountered while covering the 2018 midterms, and what they have to say about Beto, Cruz, Trump and more.
by Justin Miller November 5, 2018 It’s been a whirlwind of an election season here in Texas. The race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke has attracted the g...Read More
Protesters Rally at the Capitol
It was the first day of a special legislative session like Texas has never seen. ...Read More
Direct Quote: Flight of the Klavierbaumeister
Priscilla Rappaport is a master piano builder—a klavierbaumeister—and pilot based in Round Rock, TX. ...Read More
A Day at the Brownsville Academic Center
Brownsville Academic Center Principal Carlos Guerra leads us through a day at Brownsville school district's alternative school, known by locals as "the boot cam...Read More
Eye On Texas: Empty Schools
Empty Texas schools intrigue me. The quiet spaces, the old water fountains and chalkboards, the big windows casting natural light....Read More
Observer Podcast Episode 23: A Mid-Session Look at the Texas Legislature
Our legislative interns Olivia Messer and Liz Farmer join staff writer Patrick Michels, editor Dave Mann and I for a mid-session look at the 83rd Texas Legislat...Read More
Seven Contemporary Mexican Artists Interpret the Unthinkable in “Crónicas”
"Crónicas: Seven Contemporary Mexican Artists," uniquely interprets the drug war in Mexico through the eyes of seven young Mexican artists and photographers....Read More
Observer Podcast Episode 22: Getting a Lege Up
Observer staff writers Patrick Michels, Forrest Wilder and editor Dave Mann join the show for our first podcast about the 83rd Texas Legislature. What’s t...Read More
Observer Podcast Episode 21: Capital Punishment
In which discuss Alex Hannaford's recent piece about death row inmate Larry Swearingen then dive straight into the current state of capital punishment in Texas....Read More