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Texas Tells Students to Report Threats. It Should Give Us a Seat at the Safety Table.

State law requires parents, educators, police, and administrators to be a part of district safety committees, but not the kids who are expected to recognize and report danger.

by Arjun Sharda

Keep Reading

One of the Top Texas House Races Could Come Down to a Single Issue: Water

by Justin Doud

Come and Take Them, Dan Patrick

by Kalyn Gensic

University of Houston Is Gutting Its Gender and Sexuality Classes. That Won’t Stop Texas’ Crusade Against Higher Ed.

by Andrew Joseph Pegoda

An empty hospital waiting room, with clean white walls and polished floors under bright white flourescent lights. Jun 26, 2023

Abbott Torpedoes Sickle-Cell Legislation on Juneteenth Weekend

Democratic State Representative Jarvis Johnson called the governor's veto "petty, bullshit politics."

by Sara Hutchinson

Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, makes a statement at his office in Austin, Texas. He's wearing a suit and tie as he stands at an Attorney General podium frowning deeply. He's flanked on either side by allies with serious expressions. Jun 20, 2023

Paxton’s Ninth Life: Will the Senate Save Texas’ Embattled AG?

Impeached and in peril, the walls may finally be closing in on the allegedly criminal Texas attorney general.

by Justin Miller

The pink granite dome and main building of the Texas State Capitol, home of the Texas legislature. It's scene under a partly cloudy sky from behind tall green trees. There is a color filter addede to give it a washed out, old timey photograph feel. Jun 06, 2023

The Awful 88th

Losers included taxpayers, teachers, trans youths, and anyone who uses electricity.

by Texas Observer Staff

Jessica Bernardo is a woman with a serious expression, standing in her suburban home. Jun 02, 2023

The Legislature Ignores Suffering Pregnant Texans

Eight more women have joined a lawsuit asking the courts to clarify exceptions to Texas abortion law for unviable pregnancies.

by Sara Hutchinson

Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton reads a statement at his office in Austin, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2023. An investigating committee says the Texas House of Representatives will vote Saturday on whether to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) May 28, 2023

Paxton Is Burning

Has accountability finally come to Texas?

by Nancy Goldstein

A little girl (child) waving a rainbow flag in the Pride March (Gay Pride Month, "Marche des Fiertes") for the inclusion and rights of the LGBTQI+ in Paris, France on June, 25, 2022. May 18, 2023

Fast & Furious XI: Texas’ Transgender Youth

Headed for the governor’s desk, SB 14 shows the Legislature has no idea what healthcare for trans kids even is.

by Nancy Goldstein

An image of a highway at dawn May 12, 2023

Texas Transportation Advocacy Revs Up at the Lege

After the passage of a road safety bill in 2021, proponents see another opportunity.

by Benton Graham

May 11, 2023

‘We Have to Put These People Back in Their Place’: Gene Wu Explains White Supremacy, Reddit, and Life in the Minority

"A lot of these little things had a very strong white-supremacist basis."

by Gus Bova

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, right, and others applaud during a prayer vigil after a mass shooting the day before Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Allen, Texas. May 09, 2023

How (Not) to Mourn a Mass Shooting

Two local churches in Allen offered contrasting visions of how the community can heal in the wake of mass murder.

by Steven Monacelli

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