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1Texas Republican Called ICE on SB 4 Protesters, Threatened to Shoot Colleague

23 A.M. ‘Sanctuary’ Protest at Governor Abbott’s Mansion Blares Mariachi Music

3Special Session Edition: Dan Patrick Locks the Legislature in a Bathroom Stall

4Photos: They Fought the Lege (and the Lege Won)

5Texans Could Soon Be Jailed for Flying Drones over Oil Facilities, Animal Factory Farms

6Texas Bill Could Send People to Jail for Driving a Woman to an Abortion, Lawmaker Says

Most Recent in Environment:

1Texans Could Soon Be Jailed for Flying Drones over Oil Facilities, Animal Factory Farms

2Endangered Science

3After Eight-Year Battle Over Reforming the Railroad Commission, Oil and Gas Industry Wins

4Bill Aims to Protect Communities of Color from Polluting Concrete Facilities

5For Texas Pronghorn, an Unusual 500-Mile Journey

6Lawmaker Hopes Bill Will Encourage Legislature to End Shady Accounting Practice

Most Recent in Border:

1Texas Republican Called ICE on SB 4 Protesters, Threatened to Shoot Colleague

23 A.M. ‘Sanctuary’ Protest at Governor Abbott’s Mansion Blares Mariachi Music

3Death of ‘Baby Jails’ Bill a Win for Immigrant Families

4Activists: Greg Abbott’s SB 4 Pitch to Univision Viewers is ‘Nothing But Lies’

5On Mother’s Day, Hundreds Protest Senate Bill 4 at Governor’s Mansion

6Texas Lege on Farmworker Housing Crisis: Better Luck Next Time

Most Recent in Criminal Justice:

1Texas Republican Called ICE on SB 4 Protesters, Threatened to Shoot Colleague

23 A.M. ‘Sanctuary’ Protest at Governor Abbott’s Mansion Blares Mariachi Music

3Texans Could Soon Be Jailed for Flying Drones over Oil Facilities, Animal Factory Farms

4Texas Bill Could Send People to Jail for Driving a Woman to an Abortion, Lawmaker Says

5Two Blatant Lies from Governor Greg Abbott’s ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Op-Ed

6Traffic Ticketing Program That Feeds Debtors’ Prison Pipeline May Be in its Final Year

Most Recent in Education:

1After Freedom Caucus Kills Her Legislation, Lawmaker Announces Anti-‘Lunch Shaming’ Campaign

2Texas’ ‘Lunch Shaming’ Problem and the Fight to Fix It

3CPS Caseworker: Lawmakers Are ‘Shifting the Blame’ by Privatizing Child Welfare System

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

5‘Another Book, Another Month, Another Day Closer to You’

6Dan Patrick Offers Vouchers as Solution to Special Ed Failures that He Helped Create

Most Recent in Health Care:

1Texas Bill Could Send People to Jail for Driving a Woman to an Abortion, Lawmaker Says

2Abandoning ‘Women’s Health’ Claims, Texas House Approves Wide-Ranging Anti-Abortion Bill

3CPS Caseworker: Lawmakers Are ‘Shifting the Blame’ by Privatizing Child Welfare System

4Texas Is Seeking Trump’s Approval of its Planned Parenthood Ban. Will Other States Follow?

5We Were the Safety Net

6Sandra Bland Act Passes Senate Unanimously After Key Provisions Dropped

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:

1We Were the Safety Net

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

3Valeria Luiselli’s ‘Tell Me How It Ends’ Is the First Must-Read Book of the Trump Era

4In the Age of Trump, the First All-Latino Sci-Fi Anthology Hits too Close to Home

5In ‘Blue Texas,’ a Historical Blueprint for Texas Activists

6Austin Writer Ed Ward Celebrates the Black Musicians Who Made Rock

Most Recent in Postcards:

5Feathering Their Nest

6The Business of Burying Horses

Most Recent in Essay:

1Going It Alone

2The Observer’s Founding Editor: ‘Bring the Fight Back’ to Texas Politics

3A Texan’s Political Guide to Resisting Trump

4The Resistance Against Donald Trump Begins in Texas

5What a 1940 Novel Can Teach Us About Fighting Trump

6A Single Mom’s Search for ‘School Choice’ 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:

2Poem: ‘Resistance’

3Poem: ‘Screenplay for a Homemade Movie’

4Poem: ‘To Be One with the All’

5Poem: ‘Whitewashing’

6Poem: ‘Rice and Beans’

Tag Archives: Texas Rangers

by Josh Rosenblatt

Robert Duvall’s Unexamined Melodrama, ‘Wild Horses’

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Mon, Jul 27, 2015 |

Robert Duvall's new Western, Wild Horses, tells the story of a Texas Ranger who uncovers a 15-year-old missing persons case. But instead of becoming a ...Read More

by John Carlos Frey

Graves of Shame

New evidence indicates wrongdoing in the handling of migrant remains in Brooks County.

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Mon, Jul 6, 2015 |

A year ago, a Texas Rangers inquiry found “no evidence” of wrongdoing in the botched handling of migrant remains in Brooks County. New evidence indicates ra...Read More

by Jose Skinner

Book Review: How NAFTA Transformed a Mexican Border Town

Wed, Apr 22, 2015 |

Boom, Bust, Exodus follows how NAFTA, coupled with Maytag’s move to Mexico, helped signal doom for Appliance City and transform a small border town....Read More

Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford)

by Christopher Hooks

House Moves to Protect State Officials From the Public Integrity Unit

Tue, Apr 21, 2015 |

For years, Texas Republicans have aimed to weaken the Travis County DAs Public Integrity Unit. On Tuesday, they got one step closer....Read More

Comanche powwow in Fredericksburg.

by Nick Swartsell

Fort in the Road

Wed, Sep 11, 2013 |

The Texas Rangers Heritage Center will be built on a now-vacant lot next to the Fort Martin Scott—a space that until recently hosted Comanche powwows....Read More

Nathan Pierce cover art

by Diana Claitor

The Passage of Nathan Pierce

At 32, Nathan Pierce was turning his life around. Then he sought help from Texas' mental-health system.

Tue, Jun 11, 2013 |

Nathan Pierce sought mental help. Grayson County Officer Steven Sloan was charged with delivering him to a mental hospital. Pierce never made it. ...Read More

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