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‘Cocks Not Glocks’ at 10

A decade on, the iconic campus protest has come to symbolize a time of relatively free expression.

by Courtney Thomas

Keep Reading

Son of a Gun: What to Do with a Legacy of (Unwanted) Firearms

by Michael Ward

El Paso’s Still-Untold Story

by David Dorado Romo

Strangest State: Robbers, Witches, and Sharks

by Texas Observer Staff

Jan 17, 2017

Moms Protest Bill That Would Remove Licensing for Handguns, Allow Them in Schools, Bars, Churches

The Republican-backed measure would largely do away with the licensing process for handgun owners.

by Lyanne A. Guarecuco

Aug 02, 2016

For Two-Year Colleges, Campus Carry Raises Special Risks

In 2017, the new law could put high schoolers in classes with armed students.

by Nyssa Kruse

Jul 29, 2016

The Texas Miracle #15: The Woman Who Didn’t Exist

A homeschool runaway's fight for identification, Ken Paxton's latest ethical missteps, and Greg Abbott's back-door abortion limits.

by Patrick Michels and Andrea Grimes

A black-and-white photo of a gun. May 13, 2016

Why I Don’t Own a Handgun

by Forrest Wilder

University of Houston stadium Mar 07, 2016

Armed Students Don’t Worry Me

But the unpacking of the ideal of the university sure does.

by Robert Zaretsky

Stephen Broden Jan 13, 2016

Pistol-Packin’ Christians

These right-wing pastors say guns are an integral, biblically mandated part of their Christian faith.

by David R. Brockman

A black-and-white photo of a gun. Dec 18, 2015

Here Are 21 Texas Mass Shootings ‘Good Guys’ with Guns Didn’t Stop in 2015

Nearly four dozen people, including at least six children, have been killed (so far) in Texas mass shooting incidents this year.

by Michael Agresta

Nov 20, 2015

Eye on Texas: Unyielding Texas

by Guillermo Hernandez Martinez

Ben Sargent's Loon Star State cartoon. Nov 18, 2015

Ben Sargent’s Loon Star State: Today’s Death Toll

by Ben Sargent

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