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In El Paso, a Homecoming Marred by Violence

A native El Pasoan reflects in a new book on her bustling Texas border city’s roots—and one of the most tragic days of its modern life.

by Jazmine Ulloa

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

by Michael Ward

Two Years Later, I’ll Never Stop Fighting for Lexi

by Kimberly Mata-Rubio and Tamir Kalifa

The Awful 88th

by Texas Observer Staff

A classroom door with lock. The door is blue and wide open. Feb 14, 2023

Uvalde’s Locks Were Its First Line of Defense. They Failed.

Missing master keys. Faulty latches. Entryways propped open. An unmitigated security disaster that left a classroom vulnerable.

by Annelies Zijderveld

Neil Heslin, father of 6-year-old Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis, becomes emotional during his testimony during the trial for Alex Jones, Tuesday Aug. 2, 2022, at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin. Heslin can be scene using a handkerchief to dab tears from his eyes. Aug 09, 2022

Let’s Praise the Bravery of the Sandy Hook Families

“A lot of folks are centering Alex Jones when they should be centering Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis.”

by Kit O'Connell

May 26, 2022

Will Uvalde Be Enough?

The body count linked to Texas’ lax gun laws continues to mount—this time in an elementary school.

by Kathryn Jones

Inside this month's print issue

‘Riding Shotgun’

The Observer has forayed into podcasting with the story of the dubious capital conviction of Charles Flores.

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