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Austin’s Willy Baltazar Is a Man of Many Masks

From Veracruz to Texas, he keeps a centuries-old tradition alive.

by Barbara Campos

Keep Reading

The River and the Fever Dream

by Jordan Vonderhaar

‘With What Water?’

by Chilton Tippin

Dancing on Horseback

by Desiree Rios

Four uniformed Texas national guard troops stand near a Texas Department of Public Safety SUV, near barbed wire which stands at the border with Mexico in El Paso. Mar 01, 2024

Federal Judge Halts Texas Deportation Law

"Surges in immigration do not constitute an 'invasion' within the meaning of the Constitution."

by Gus Bova

An x-ray of money on a clothes hanger Feb 27, 2024

Texas-Style Money Laundering

FinCEN’s proposed real estate rule could help investigators flag dubious deals—but there’s a big loophole.

by Lise Olsen

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, a Latinx woman in a white dress, gives a thumbs up to the camera, showing the ink on her thumb. Photojournalists crowd behind her with their cameras. Jan 18, 2024

Tense Elections in Mexico and U.S. Endanger Democracy

Tense presidential elections could bring upheaval to both nations, according to a recent report.

by Lise Olsen

The March/April issue of the Texas Observer, featuring some of our best work in 2023. The cover depicts a cartoon of young boy dressed as a militia member. Dec 26, 2023

Top 20 Stories From the Year We Nearly Went Under

After roaring back with an issue on women’s health, we exposed heat deaths at Tesla and USPS, went after Angela Paxton, and broke news on queer rights.

by Lise Olsen and Gabriel Arana

A man lies prone, face down, on the top of a train as it moves through the desert under a clear sky. Nov 21, 2023

Braving ‘La Bestia’

Asylum-seekers risk life and limb to reach America as President Biden tries to dissuade them.

by Jordan Vonderhaar

Agricultural workers pick jalapeño peppers near Boquilla, Chihuahua in September 2023. Oct 18, 2023

In Mexico, Tensions Rise Again over 1944 Water Treaty

After decades of negotiations and even a dramatic occupation of a dam in Chiahuaha state, two nations struggle to find a compromise.

by Martha Pskowski

A black-and-white portrait of José-María Arana Sep 04, 2023

My Great-Grandfather Was a Racist

Once we take down Confederate statues, Texans must still grapple with monsters in the past.

by Gabriel Arana

Daysi GarcÌa, left, weaves silk on a backstrap loom while her grandmother, Margarita Flores, spins silk thread at MoisÈs MartÌnezís family workshop in San Pedro Cajonos, Mexico, on Nov. 13, 2022. Their building is a simple wooden one with big windows, and another loom is visible outside. May 26, 2023

Oaxaca’s Silk Farmers Seek to Protect Their Way of Life

“I think protecting our silk is important because it’s produced differently than in other countries.”

by Ena Aguilar Peláez

An x-ray of money on a clothes hanger May 26, 2023

¿Quién Se Queda con el Dinero Robado a México?

Los planes del Departamento de Justicia para devolver el dinero robado del estado de Coahuila generan dudas sobre quién debería recibir el dinero.

by Jason Buch

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