The Response We Really Need to the Supreme Court’s Gutting of the VRA
The instinct of the response so far has been right, but incomplete. New maps. New litigation. State-level laws. Congressional pressure. All necessary. None sufficient.
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What Trump 2.0 Would Mean for Texas
The state’s ruling conservative class stands to gain bigly, while everyone else will face the fallout of a radical second term.
Loon Star State: ‘Hail to the…’
A dark future for the Supreme Court
Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June Issue
A note from the new interim editor-in-chief
Texas Legislature Votes to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds
A major U.S. Supreme Court case could be on the horizon as the Lone Star State takes international matters into its own hands.
‘Civil and Human Rights Disaster’: Texas Wants to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds
House Bill 4 would turn local police into border enforcers—with new unchecked power.
Chaplains in Schools Test the Boundaries of the First Amendment
When counselors are in short supply, should these religious figures be allowed to fill the gap?
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A Possible Reprieve for the Mentally Ill on Death Row
Scott Panetti was deemed incompetent for execution. What does this mean for other prisoners?
Bigotry Is Bigger in Texas
52 bills, and counting. This current legislative session is Texas’s most brazen attempt to eradicate our state’s LGBTQ+ community.
Ag Commissioner Sid Miller Doubles Down on Transphobic Dress Code
Legal experts told the Observer that the policy could open the Texas Department of Agriculture to discrimination lawsuits.