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Their Laws. Our Bodies.

Two years after the constitutional right to abortion was eliminated, what’s left of Texans’ reproductive rights is ambiguous.

by Shelby Tauber

Keep Reading

‘Puro Pinche Palestina’

by Gus Bova

Middle Fingers Up In Austin After End of ‘Roe’

by Kit O'Connell

Texas Activists Work to ‘Free Palestine’ But Obstacles Abound

by Amal Ahmed

confederate Aug 12, 2017

Hundreds Clash over Confederate Monument in San Antonio

“At any type of rally we hold, we always encourage people to bring their rifles,” said an organizer with a group that defends Confederate monuments.

by Gus Bova

Aug 01, 2017

Red is the New Orange: Handmaids Bring More than Just Silence to the Abortion Fight

The grassroots group of reproductive justice activists have seized a terrifying political moment and created a defiant act of pop-cultural resistance.

by Andrea Grimes

Jul 26, 2017

15 Protesters Arrested After Demonstration Defending DACA at Texas Capitol

A supportive crowd of dozens chanted “undocumented and unafraid” and “sí se puede” as the demonstrators were arrested by state troopers.

by Gus Bova

Jul 20, 2017

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

by Ignacio Martinez and Alvaro Céspedes

Jul 19, 2017

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

by Ignacio Martinez

Jun 16, 2017

This Week: Behind Greg Abbott’s Bizarre Beef with Tree Ordinances

We dig into Abbott's violation of an Austin ordinance in 2011 and detail his controversial vetoes targeting the state's most vulnerable.

by Kolten Parker

May 30, 2017

Photos: SB 4 Protesters Flood Capitol to Jump-Start ‘Summer of Resistance’

From an overnight mariachi-themed protest at the governor’s mansion to more than 1,000 protesters flooding the Capitol, here’s what the Observer saw at the start of the “summer of resistance.”

by Sam DeGrave

May 29, 2017

Texas Republican Called ICE on SB 4 Protesters, Threatened to Shoot Colleague

The incident happened as more than 1,000 immigrant rights supporters flooded the Texas Capitol.

by Gus Bova, Sam DeGrave, and Kolten Parker

Black Lives Movement at Texas State Feb 17, 2017

Poem: ‘Resistance’

by Steve Wilson

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