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Texas Expands Access to Medical Cannabis—But Advocates Say It’s Not Enough

Texas has one of the most restrictive medical marijuana laws in the country, leaving veterans like Viridiana Edwards struggling to manage chronic pain and PTSD.

by Jillian Price

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Eye on Texas: The Broken Wheel Ranch Project

by Liz Moskowitz

Short Story Finalist: ‘The After Party’

by Jess Smith

Texas’ New Medical Marijuana Law Doesn’t Cover Veterans Suffering from PTSD

by Stephen Paulsen

Jul 02, 2018

Fringe Factor: CJ Grisham and the Paranoid Heart of Texas’ Gun Rights Movement

After video of Grisham getting slammed against a police car went viral in 2013, he took the lead in Texas’ gun deregulation movement. Now, he’s aiming for constitutional carry.

by Gus Bova

Oct 14, 2016

Combating Moral Injury

For some veterans, guilt and shame can linger years after combat — and it’s not PTSD.

by Jake Whitney

Heather Diamani, photographed in Austin. Jun 06, 2014

Observer Radio Episode 61: Women Veterans Battle PTSD

by Jonathan McNamara

Inside this month's print issue

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June 2025 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

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Jenn Hassin, photographed at her studio at Big Medium in Austin. Jun 04, 2014

Hope After Violence

Women veterans are twice as likely as men to experience PTSD. We just don’t talk about it.

by Alex Hannaford

Military veterans and James Whitehead’s family and friends rallied at the Orange County Courthouse in December 2010 demanding “Justice for James.” Feb 24, 2014

Shades of Gray in Orange

After a black police officer kills a white war hero, a town begins its murky search for justice.

by Patrick Michels

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