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Huntsville

An Open Letter to Richard Linklater on Our Texas Death Penalty

Capital punishment ensnares us all in a labyrinth of our own making, as your new film poignantly reveals.

by Walter C. Long

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Course Corrections: The Return of Prison Education

by Michelle Pitcher

‘Cheer’ Takes an Overlooked Sport Off the Sidelines

by Abby Johnston

The Road to Huntsville

by Jorge Antonio Renaud

Dec 21, 2016

The 10 Best Observer Stories of 2016: ‘The First Time Texas Killed One of My Clients’

An attorney pieces together a life cut short.

by Forrest Wilder

Oct 08, 2014

Huntsville Redemption

On Wednesday, one more innocent man walked away from Texas' death row

by Jo DePrang

Dan Patrick with the Buc-ee's mascot Mar 17, 2014

Observer Radio Episode 49: Laying Prisoners to Rest in Huntsville

by Jonathan McNamara

Inside this month's print issue

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June 2025 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

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Prison Chaplain Larry Hart leads guards and inmate trusties in prayer during a burial at TDCJ’s Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery in Huntsville. Mar 11, 2014

Laid to Rest in Huntsville

Of the roughly 450 inmates who die in Texas prisons each year, about 100 are laid to rest in Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery in Huntsville.

by Robyn Ross

Texas Observer Final Friday

by Texas Observer Staff

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