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Most Recent in Politics:

1Compassionate (Ab)use: Family Battles Texas over Medical Marijuana

2Texas Police Oppose Anti-Union Bill Championed by Abbott, Patrick

3What a Ban on Insurance for Abortions Means for Women with High-Risk Pregnancies

4Trans Texans, Advocates Swarm Texas Capitol to Oppose ‘Bathroom Bills’ (Again)

5Dems: Dan Patrick’s Senate Speed-up is ‘Subverting’ the Democratic Process

6Activistas Adolescentes Interpretan Quinceañeras en Protesta contra SB 4 en el Capitolio

Most Recent in Environment:

1Despite Knowledge of Climate Change in 1970s, Texas Utility Companies Funded Climate Denial

2Dancing with Denial

3‘The Hour of Land,’ Terry Tempest Williams’ Love Letter to National Parks

4Susan Combs, Fierce Critic of Endangered Species Act, Tapped for Agency in Charge of its Implementation

5Report: Loopholes Allow Polluters to Get Away With Worsening Air Quality

Most Recent in Border:

115 Protesters Arrested After Demonstration Defending DACA at Texas Capitol

2Trump’s New Immigration Lockup Draws Local Opposition in Conroe

3Activistas Adolescentes Interpretan Quinceañeras en Protesta contra SB 4 en el Capitolio

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

5Trump Administration Preparing Texas Wildlife Refuge for First Border Wall Segment

6Greg Abbott’s Latino Problem

Most Recent in Criminal Justice:

1Why Dallas is One of the Few Places Killer Cops Could be Held Accountable

2Compassionate (Ab)use: Family Battles Texas over Medical Marijuana

315 Protesters Arrested After Demonstration Defending DACA at Texas Capitol

4Trump’s New Immigration Lockup Draws Local Opposition in Conroe

5Why We Hired a Civil Rights Reporter

6Five New Laws that Will Likely Get Texas Sued (Or Already Have)

Most Recent in Education:

1Dan Patrick Accuses Joe Straus of Ponzi Scheme Ahead of Special Session

2Critics Fear New Texas Law Giving SBOE Wide Discretion Over Textbooks

3After Freedom Caucus Kills Her Legislation, Lawmaker Announces Anti-‘Lunch Shaming’ Campaign

4Texas’ ‘Lunch Shaming’ Problem and the Fight to Fix It

5CPS Caseworker: Lawmakers Are ‘Shifting the Blame’ by Privatizing Child Welfare System

6‘Academic Freedom’ Bill Provides Cover to Teach Creationism, Climate Denial in Classrooms

Most Recent in Health Care:

1Compassionate (Ab)use: Family Battles Texas over Medical Marijuana

2What a Ban on Insurance for Abortions Means for Women with High-Risk Pregnancies

3Lawsuit Filed Against New Texas Abortion Law

4Texas Bill Would Revoke Medical Licenses of Doctors Who Perform Abortions

5Texas Mother ‘Deathly Afraid’ of Medicaid Cuts Under GOP Health Plan

6The GOP Health Plan Would Give Governor Greg Abbott Power Over Your Coverage

Most Recent in The Interview:

1The Interview: Joaquin Castro Says Texas Democrats are Poised for a Comeback

2The Interview: Beto O’Rourke on Trump, the Border and How to Revive the Democratic Party

3The Interview: Tom ‘Smitty’ Smith

4The Interview: Lupe Valdez

5The Interview: Paul Quinn College’s Michael Sorrell

6The Interview: Judge John Dietz on Texas’ School Finance Crisis

Most Recent in Books:

1‘The Hour of Land,’ Terry Tempest Williams’ Love Letter to National Parks

2Announcing the Seventh Annual Observer Short Story Contest

3At Home in the In-Between

4‘The Potlikker Papers’ Wants You to Eat Your Grits with a Side of Discomfort

5We Were the Safety Net

6‘Cornyation’ Celebrates San Antonio’s Most Fabulous Fiesta Tradition

Most Recent in Postcards:

1Ride Like a Girl

6Feathering Their Nest

Most Recent in Essay:

1Protecting Immigrant Families: A Call for an Economic Boycott of Texas

2Cut from the Same Cloth: Wearing Hijab in Houston, Post-Trump

3Going It Alone

4The Observer’s Founding Editor: ‘Bring the Fight Back’ to Texas Politics

5A Texan’s Political Guide to Resisting Trump

6The Resistance Against Donald Trump Begins in Texas

Most Recent in Eye on Texas:

1Eye on Texas: Runners Take on 170-Mile Race in Big Bend

2Eye on Texas: Liberty Hill Hosts Texas Firearms Festival

3Eye on Texas: TX Open Swim

4Eye on Texas: Blessing of the Hands in San Antonio

5Eye on Texas: Austin’s Chapels

6Eye on Texas: Portico Tejas

Most Recent in Poetry:

1Parallel Planes

3Poem: ‘Resistance’

4Poem: ‘Screenplay for a Homemade Movie’

5Poem: ‘To Be One with the All’

6Poem: ‘Whitewashing’

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by Forrest Wilder

Introducing Our New Website

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Wed, Aug 26, 2015 |

Recently, I spent a few sentimental minutes — thanks to the Internet Archive’s “Wayback Machine” — browsing the Observer’s website from the late ...Read More

Observer Nominated for National Magazine Award

Leave a comment | Thu, Mar 27, 2014

For the second consecutive year, a Texas Observer reporter is a finalist for the National Magazine Award, the most prestigious award in magazine journalism....Read More

Submit: 2013 Texas Observer Short Story Contest Now Open for Entries

2013 Texas Observer Short Story Contest now open for entries

3 Comments | Thu, May 2, 2013

When Larry McMurtry agreed in 2011 to guest-judge The Texas Observer’s first short story contest, we at the magazine were thrilled: what better name to attach...Read More

Robert Leleux on Lawrence Wright

Leave a comment | Fri, Mar 15, 2013

As Wright is quick to point out, theology doesn’t have to make sense; there are aspects of any religion that can’t survive logical scrutiny. But even by tha...Read More

New and Noteworthy Books: February

Leave a comment | Mon, Feb 18, 2013

The Observer's periodic round-up of recent and forthcoming books by Texas authors, on Texas presses, or about Texas topics....Read More

A Few of Houston’s Accidental Gun Deaths

by Emily DePrang

Leave a comment | Fri, Dec 21, 2012

The renewed debate over gun control has lately settled into two broad camps: those who think more guns in the right hands would reduce violence, and those who t...Read More

Perry’s “Fetal Pain” Bill Probably Wouldn’t Prevent Fetal Pain, Would Close Abortion Clinics

by Emily DePrang

Leave a comment | Thu, Dec 13, 2012

There’s always womb for Rick Perry. On Tuesday, he alighted at The Source For Women, a crisis pregnancy center in Houston whose opening ribbon he cut in Septe...Read More

Screen grab of Joshua Gravens' Texas Department of Public Safety record.

by Emily DePrang

Josh Gravens, Subject of Observer Feature, Removed from Sex Offender Registry

Fri, Dec 7, 2012 |

The Texas Observer’s June cover story, “Life On the List,” looked at what happens when children are placed on Texas’ public sex offender registry. It ce...Read More

Tonight: the Observer Environmental Justice Road Show Comes to Houston

by Emily DePrang

Leave a comment | Wed, Nov 28, 2012

Tonight, the Texas Observer’s own Melissa del Bosque will moderate a free public forum in Houston called “The True Cost of Environmental Justice.” At issu...Read More

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