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The ‘Antifa Scare’ Goes on Trial in North Texas

As nine of the "Prairieland 19" face their days in court, the broader constitutional rights of left-wing activists may hang in the balance.

by Steven Monacelli

Keep Reading

How Radioactive Oil and Gas Waste Could Lie Beneath a North Texas Elementary School

by Justin Nobel

Revealed: Four Businesses with Ties to Patriot Front Operating in North Texas

by Steven Monacelli and Tristan Lee

What a North Texas Pride Fest Taught Me About Today’s ‘Rainbow Panic’

by Scott Walters

May 08, 2018

Lawsuit: Texas Art Teacher Suspended Because She Told Students About Her Wife

Stacy Bailey’s year-long suspension has triggered calls to update Mansfield ISD’s nondiscrimination policy, which in turn has prompted backlash from conservatives.

by Michael Barajas

Guardianship cover illustration Dec 23, 2016

The 10 Best Observer Stories of 2016: ‘Who Guards the Guardians?’

Texas counties have stripped thousands of elderly and disabled citizens of their rights — and then forgotten about them.

by Forrest Wilder

Guardianship cover illustration Jul 06, 2016

Who Guards the Guardians?

Texas counties have stripped thousands of elderly and disabled citizens of their rights — and then forgotten about them.

by Patrick Michels

May 30, 2014

Meet Bob Hall, the Tea Party True Believer Headed to the Senate

by Forrest Wilder

Jul 26, 2013

Groundwater Contamination Higher Near North Texas Gas Wells

by Forrest Wilder

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