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2020

The Observer’s Best Longform Stories of 2020

We rounded up some of our hardest hitting longform stories from this unprecedented year.

by Texas Observer

Keep Reading

Texas Tally: Hindsight is 2020

by Megan Kimble

Loon Star: The Year in Cartoons

by Ben Sargent

Rural Voters Stepped on the Gas for Trump Across the Texas Oil Patch

by Christopher Collins and Lise Olsen

Erika Andiola speaking at a Bernie Sanders campaign event in Des Moines, Iowa, in 2016. Sep 30, 2020

Erika Andiola Says Dreamers Know How to Push Biden

“All we can do is pick our opponent,” says Andiola, the chief advocacy officer for the San Antonio-based immigrant rights group RAICES Action.

by Gus Bova

Sep 14, 2020

Voting Begins in a Month. Here’s What Is at Stake in Texas.

In an election that will chart the state’s political future for a generation, Democrats are waging an unprecedented offensive against embattled Republicans.

by Justin Miller

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar speaks to supporters during her election night party in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Jul 15, 2020

Historic Runoff Turnout Sets Stage for Texas Democrats in 2020’s ‘Biggest Battleground’

MJ Hegar won a contested Senate runoff and Democrats broke their record for runoff turnout as nearly 1 million voters cast ballots.

by Justin Miller

Mar 30, 2020

‘Trust Me’ Tackles Politics, Power, and Perception

Austin author Richard Z. Santos’ debut thriller takes readers behind the scenes of corruption and scandal.

by Shannon Perri

vote here sign Mar 20, 2020

Texas Democratic and Republican Parties Spar Over How to Hold Elections During a Pandemic

With primary runoffs two months from now, Dems want universal mail-in voting; Republicans want delayed elections; and local elections officials just want some guidance.

by Justin Miller

The line to vote at 9:25 p.m. at Texas Southern University. Mar 10, 2020

An ‘Election Meltdown’ in Texas

How voter suppression, poor planning, incendiary rhetoric, and fear of coronavirus could erode public confidence in elections.

by Michael Barajas

A Ben Sargent cartoon depicts a messy room with a disheveled man with the title "Texas" holding an upside-down newspaper saying "elections" is glared at by an older woman who says, "I asked you to put together *one* thing" Mar 09, 2020

Loon Star: About Those Elections…

by Ben Sargent

Mar 05, 2020

Henry Cuellar Prevailed Against Progressive Insurgency, But He Didn’t Go Unscathed

The resilient Blue Dog Democrat held on to his South Texas seat, but it was a much closer call than expected.

by Justin Miller

Mar 04, 2020

Upset: Incumbent Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton Ousted by Newcomer

A South Texas businessman and political newcomer, Wright has criticized commissioners for accepting donations from the same industry they regulate.

by DaLyah Jones

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