Ann Richards

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Last Dance with Ann Richards: Best Texas Books of 2022

How Galvestonians used to dance until they dropped (for fun), a former figure skater turned journalist, and other Lone Star State stories.

The Woman Behind Ann Richards

Ann Richards’ Legacy Is a Light for Dark Times

‘Life Was Her Art’: Nadine Eckhardt Remembered as an Influential Cultural Conduit in Texas and Washington

by Shelby Brammer and Sidney Brammer

Bernard and Audre Rapoport

Remembering Audre Rapoport, 1923-2016

by Louis Dubose

How To Turn Texas Blue

Mary Beth Rogers' new book is a blueprint for turning Texas blue, or at least giving Democrats a fighting chance.

by Mary Beth Rogers

Eye on Texas: Texas Politics in Black and White

Heroes, villains and mediocrities, all captured on film.

by Forrest Wilder

The Book Report: Redefining “Her Texas”

The Observer Review: The Purse Bearer, by Joe Holley

by Martin Barkley

Observer Radio Episode 56: Ann Richards’ Return to the Limelight

by Jonathan McNamara

When Ann Richards Ruled: HBO’s All About Ann

by Josh Rosenblatt

Wendy Davis speaking

Wendy Davis’ Reproductive Rights Conundrum

by Cindy Casares

Wendy Davis and Ann Richards

What Wendy Davis Can Learn from Ann Richards’ Gubernatorial Campaign

by Mary Beth Rogers