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Most Recent in Politics:

1Trump DOJ: Trust Texas to Fix Racist Voter ID Law Without Court Oversight

2Lawsuit Filed Against New Texas Abortion Law

3Thank You, Matt Rinaldi

4Texas Bill Would Revoke Medical Licenses of Doctors Who Perform Abortions

5Teenage Activists Stage Quinceañera-Themed Protest of SB 4 at Texas Capitol

6Dancing with Denial

Most Recent in Environment:

1Dancing with Denial

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

3Susan Combs, Fierce Critic of Endangered Species Act, Tapped for Agency in Charge of its Implementation

4Report: Loopholes Allow Polluters to Get Away With Worsening Air Quality

6Getting Wise to Bad Air: North Texans Take Smog Monitoring Into Own Hands

Most Recent in Border:

1Teenage Activists Stage Quinceañera-Themed Protest of SB 4 at Texas Capitol

2Trump Administration Preparing Texas Wildlife Refuge for First Border Wall Segment

3Greg Abbott’s Latino Problem

4Prying Eyes: Border Sheriffs to Use Iris-Scanning Tech in Push for ‘Virtual Wall’

5Despite Push from Democrats, Harris County is Staying out of the SB 4 Lawsuit

6Five New Laws that Will Likely Get Texas Sued (Or Already Have)

Most Recent in Criminal Justice:

1Why We Hired a Civil Rights Reporter

2Five New Laws that Will Likely Get Texas Sued (Or Already Have)

3Protecting Immigrant Families: A Call for an Economic Boycott of Texas

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

5State Attorneys: Senate Bill 4 Is ‘Moderate’ Compared to Arizona’s ‘Papers, Please’ Law

6Attorney: Matt Rinaldi’s Call to ICE Will Likely Be Used Against SB 4 in Lawsuit

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:

1Lawsuit Filed Against New Texas Abortion Law

2Texas Bill Would Revoke Medical Licenses of Doctors Who Perform Abortions

3Texas Mother ‘Deathly Afraid’ of Medicaid Cuts Under GOP Health Plan

4The GOP Health Plan Would Give Governor Greg Abbott Power Over Your Coverage

5This Week: Texans’ Health Under Attack by Republican Lawmakers

6Who Really Gets Government Benefits In Texas?

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: National Guard

by Christopher Hooks and John Savage

Why Dan Patrick Wants a Permanent Border ‘Surge’

The lieutenant governor's rhetoric on the border is shifting, and it could mean a split with House Speaker Joe Straus.

Tue, Feb 10, 2015 |

Dan Patrick wants to extend the National Guard presence on the Texas border, illustrating his shifting rhetoric & foreshadowing conflict with the House....Read More

by Melissa del Bosque

National Guard Deployed to Save Lives in Rural Brooks County

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Mon, Sep 22, 2014 |

The National Guard is deployed to Brooks County, Texas, where hundreds of migrants have died from heat exposure and thirst....Read More

by Christopher Hooks

National Guard Troops Deployed to Border Unpaid and Hungry

Fri, Aug 29, 2014 |

Members of the National Guard contingent that Governor Perry sent to the border have fallen on hard times, according to one Rio Grande Valley TV station....Read More

by Christopher Hooks

Rick Perry Sends Troops to the Border. Now What?

Tue, Jul 22, 2014 |

Rick Perry announced a new National Guard operation along the border today that seems mostly intended to give him cover with his base....Read More

by Katie Hayes Luke

Eye On Texas: Reaching Out to Texas’ Middle Eastern Community

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Thu, Feb 13, 2014 |

This month's "Eye On Texas" features the work of Austin-based photographer Katie Hayes Luke. ...Read More

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