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Most Recent in Politics:

1Texas Police Oppose Anti-Union Bill Championed by Abbott, Patrick

2What a Ban on Insurance for Abortions Means for Women with High-Risk Pregnancies

3Trans Texans, Advocates Swarm Texas Capitol to Oppose ‘Bathroom Bills’ (Again)

4Dems: Dan Patrick’s Senate Speed-up is ‘Subverting’ the Democratic Process

5Activistas Adolescentes Interpretan Quinceañeras en Protesta contra SB 4 en el Capitolio

6Trump DOJ: Trust Texas to Fix Racist Voter ID Law Without Court Oversight

Most Recent in Environment:

1Despite Knowledge of Climate Change in 1970s, Texas Utility Companies Funded Climate Denial

2Dancing with Denial

3‘The Hour of Land,’ Terry Tempest Williams’ Love Letter to National Parks

4Susan Combs, Fierce Critic of Endangered Species Act, Tapped for Agency in Charge of its Implementation

5Report: Loopholes Allow Polluters to Get Away With Worsening Air Quality

Most Recent in Border:

115 Protesters Arrested After Demonstration Defending DACA at Texas Capitol

2Trump’s New Immigration Lockup Draws Local Opposition in Conroe

3Activistas Adolescentes Interpretan Quinceañeras en Protesta contra SB 4 en el Capitolio

4Teenage Activists Stage Quinceañera-Themed Protest of SB 4 at Texas Capitol

5Trump Administration Preparing Texas Wildlife Refuge for First Border Wall Segment

6Greg Abbott’s Latino Problem

Most Recent in Criminal Justice:

115 Protesters Arrested After Demonstration Defending DACA at Texas Capitol

2Trump’s New Immigration Lockup Draws Local Opposition in Conroe

3Why We Hired a Civil Rights Reporter

4Five New Laws that Will Likely Get Texas Sued (Or Already Have)

5Protecting Immigrant Families: A Call for an Economic Boycott of Texas

6Después de SB 4, Línea Telefónica de Consulados Mexicanos Presenta un Incremento de Casi 700 por ciento en Texas

Most Recent in Education:

1Dan Patrick Accuses Joe Straus of Ponzi Scheme Ahead of Special Session

2Critics Fear New Texas Law Giving SBOE Wide Discretion Over Textbooks

3After Freedom Caucus Kills Her Legislation, Lawmaker Announces Anti-‘Lunch Shaming’ Campaign

4Texas’ ‘Lunch Shaming’ Problem and the Fight to Fix It

5CPS Caseworker: Lawmakers Are ‘Shifting the Blame’ by Privatizing Child Welfare System

6‘Academic Freedom’ Bill Provides Cover to Teach Creationism, Climate Denial in Classrooms

Most Recent in Health Care:

1What a Ban on Insurance for Abortions Means for Women with High-Risk Pregnancies

2Lawsuit Filed Against New Texas Abortion Law

3Texas Bill Would Revoke Medical Licenses of Doctors Who Perform Abortions

4Texas Mother ‘Deathly Afraid’ of Medicaid Cuts Under GOP Health Plan

5The GOP Health Plan Would Give Governor Greg Abbott Power Over Your Coverage

6This Week: Texans’ Health Under Attack by Republican Lawmakers

Most Recent in The Interview:

1The Interview: Joaquin Castro Says Texas Democrats are Poised for a Comeback

2The Interview: Beto O’Rourke on Trump, the Border and How to Revive the Democratic Party

3The Interview: Tom ‘Smitty’ Smith

4The Interview: Lupe Valdez

5The Interview: Paul Quinn College’s Michael Sorrell

6The Interview: Judge John Dietz on Texas’ School Finance Crisis

Most Recent in Books:

1‘The Hour of Land,’ Terry Tempest Williams’ Love Letter to National Parks

2Announcing the Seventh Annual Observer Short Story Contest

3At Home in the In-Between

4‘The Potlikker Papers’ Wants You to Eat Your Grits with a Side of Discomfort

5We Were the Safety Net

6‘Cornyation’ Celebrates San Antonio’s Most Fabulous Fiesta Tradition

Most Recent in Postcards:

1Ride Like a Girl

6Feathering Their Nest

Most Recent in Essay:

1Protecting Immigrant Families: A Call for an Economic Boycott of Texas

2Cut from the Same Cloth: Wearing Hijab in Houston, Post-Trump

3Going It Alone

4The Observer’s Founding Editor: ‘Bring the Fight Back’ to Texas Politics

5A Texan’s Political Guide to Resisting Trump

6The Resistance Against Donald Trump Begins in Texas

Most Recent in Eye on Texas:

1Eye on Texas: Runners Take on 170-Mile Race in Big Bend

2Eye on Texas: Liberty Hill Hosts Texas Firearms Festival

3Eye on Texas: TX Open Swim

4Eye on Texas: Blessing of the Hands in San Antonio

5Eye on Texas: Austin’s Chapels

6Eye on Texas: Portico Tejas

Most Recent in Poetry:

1Parallel Planes

3Poem: ‘Resistance’

4Poem: ‘Screenplay for a Homemade Movie’

5Poem: ‘To Be One with the All’

6Poem: ‘Whitewashing’

Tag Archives: mental illness

Dallas District Attorney

by Amy McCarthy

Sexism, Stigma and Susan Hawk: Let’s Find a New Way to Talk About the Dallas DA

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Wed, Sep 30, 2015 |

There’s was no hotter topic in the Dallas political gossip mill this summer than the “disappearance” of Susan Hawk, Dallas’ newly-elected district attor...Read More

by Emily DePrang

Sunset Commission Issues Brutal Report on Dept. of State Health Services

Wed, Jun 18, 2014 |

The Sunset Advisory Commission will meet next week to hear testimony on its devastating assessment of the Department of State Health Services....Read More

Sen. Dan Patrick (R-Houston)

by Christopher Hooks

Dan Patrick’s Depression and GOP Mental Health Hypocrisy

Fri, May 16, 2014 |

Jerry Patterson leaks papers that document Dan Patrick's mental health struggles, so conservatives discover that stigmatizing mental health is bad....Read More

by Emily DePrang

Why Asking Texas Drivers About Mental Illness is Dumb

Fri, Jan 17, 2014 |

A quarter of Americans will suffer from a psychiatric disorder in a given year. Should they be able to drive?...Read More

by Emily DePrang

In Harris County, New Efforts to Treat Mental Illness In and Out of Jail

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Thu, Sep 26, 2013 |

One of the contributors to Texas’ slowly dropping incarceration rates is a growth in diversion programs that address problems like addiction and mental illnes...Read More

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