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Dallas

Sanctioned Judge Upsets Incumbent in Dallas District Attorney Race

Amber Givens beat out two-term DA John Creuzot in Tuesday’s primary, sending shockwaves through the local political and courthouse scene.

by Michelle Pitcher

Keep Reading

Local Environmental Groups Are Still Reeling from Trump’s DOGE Cuts 

by Justin Doud

In Dallas, Spanish-Inflected Shakespeare Adaptations Experiment with Language

by Courtney Thomas

A Dallas Megadonor, a New Nonprofit, and the War on ‘Housing First’

by Steven Monacelli

A latinx woman in a black t-shirt reading "Allergic to Pendebrajas" stands in her suburban neighborhjood in West Dallas. Jan 02, 2024

How Texas Commission On Environmental Quality Helps Polluters Evade Federal Law

Environmental lawyers say the state watchdog agency lets polluters escape regulation through legal loopholes.

by Dylan Baddour, Martha Pskowski, and Alejandra Martinez

A fancy car is parked in front of a luxury apartment building, all glass windows, with Christmas lights in the trees. The effect is festive but sterile. Dec 15, 2023

Poem: From There to Here

A silhouette, stationed at his Dallas valet stand awaiting the healthy, the wealthy, the privileged, the favored.

by Ann Graham

A random scattering of crescent shapes from the leaves reflecting on a gray painted brick wall, with the leaves acting like pinhole cameras during the eclipse. Dec 01, 2023

Strangest State: Eclipses and Flying Snakes

A young teen reporter covers the Ken Paxton impeachment on typewriter, serpents fall from the sky and more dispatches from far-flung Texas.

by Texas Observer Staff

Judge Amber Givens on a Zoom call Nov 29, 2023

Texas Rangers Investigation Sheds Light on Dallas Judge’s ‘Bizarre’ Behavior

Dallas County Judge Amber Givens was accused of having her court coordinator impersonate her during a 2021 Zoom bond hearing, prompting a Rangers inquiry.

by Michelle Pitcher

Barry Young (left) with Ronald Murray (right) protesting outside the Cathedral of Hope on October 8 Oct 25, 2023

Unmasking Texas Neo-Nazis

Police cited four men for distributing antisemitic and racist flyers in Fort Worth and Weatherford.

by Steven Monacelli

Concept art of a lethal injection gurney, with places to strap down the arms. Oct 03, 2023

Advocates Request Clemency for Jewish Man on Death Row

Jedidiah Murphy is set to be executed on World Day Against the Death Penalty.

by Michelle Pitcher

A dark-colored SUV plows into a massive puddle of water, spewing from broken pipes at the sidewalk near an urban Texas apartment building in Houston, one of many severe water leaks requiring repairs during the heatwave. Sep 07, 2023

Record Summer Heat Causes Costly Damage to State Water Infrastructure

Conservationists are frustrated as cities contend with thousands of costly leaks as dry soil contracts, causing underground pipes to rupture.

by Dylan Baddour

A Black man in a suit and tie is comforted by his lawyer, a Black woman also in formal dress, as the two stand in a courtroom. Richard Miles looks overcome with emotion. Apr 04, 2023

Dallas’ Evidence Fiasco: An Exoneree’s Lawyer Speaks

Cheryl Wattley helped free Richard Miles, who spent more than a decade in prison for a murder he didn’t commit.

by Michelle Pitcher

David Shabani, a Black man, raps at SXSW while wearing a vintage Michael Jackson t-shirt, sunglasses, and a baseball cap. Mar 24, 2023

‘I’ve Always Been a Transplant’: A Global Perspective on Texas Hip-Hop

David Shabani’s life took him on an international journey from France to the Live Music Capital of the World.

by Kit O'Connell

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