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An older man in a Texas flag cap is reading a newspaper, confronted by a dictatorial looking person labeled "Legislature." Man: Wait, you're gutting local control ... Lege: You can't be trusted with local government ... Man: And public education? Lege: Or public education ... Man: Yeah welll ... You just wait 'til th'next election— Lege: ... And certainly not elections.

Loon Star State: Gutting

The people can't be trusted.

A Black drag performer in a flamboyant red wig, tight leather leather pants, and corsetted top stands in front of a SXSW 2023 banner.

Dragging Democracy into the Future

As the Texas Observer survives to muckrake another day, Steven Monacelli highlights the battle for fundamental rights happening in the Lone Star State.

by Steven Monacelli

A cartoon showing a soldier bringing a box labelled "Rights" to an overflowing trash bin in a squalid alleyway by the "GOP Service Entrance." Already thrown away are "Truth," "Decency," "Law" and "Democracy." As a concerned anthropomorphic elephant leans out, the soldier declares, "Now what? Dumpster's Full!"

Loon Star State: The Dumpster is Full

What happens when you can't sink any lower?

by Ben Sargent

Signs at the Texas Freedom Network's Stand Up for Science rally

Here’s the Fringe Theology Kids are Learning in Texas Schools

by David R. Brockman

Will Mexico’s Plan to Save Tamaulipas Create More Violence?

by Melissa del Bosque

Witnessing Democracy in El Salvador

by Robert Leleux

democracy

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A Day in a Democracy

The Specter of Disinformation Haunts South by Southwest

Tense Elections in Mexico and U.S. Endanger Democracy

Loon Star State: Gutting

Dragging Democracy into the Future

Loon Star State: The Dumpster is Full

Here’s the Fringe Theology Kids are Learning in Texas Schools

Will Mexico’s Plan to Save Tamaulipas Create More Violence?

Witnessing Democracy in El Salvador

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