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Texas

One State Under Whose God?

Despite the grip of conservative Christianity on Texas politics, religion here has always contained multitudes, a new work of history shows.

by David R. Brockman

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In El Paso, a Homecoming Marred by Violence

by Jazmine Ulloa

Shipped to El Salvador: An Austin Immigration Lawyer on Her Teen Client’s Forced ‘Disappearance’

by Francesca D’Annunzio

‘Drill Baby Drill’: Arlington Approves New Site for Fracking Near Daycare and Schools

by Dylan Baddour

A Movement Grows in Texas to Seek Justice in Mexico

by Melissa del Bosque

Dec 10, 2012

Report: Electricity Deregulation Has Cost Texans $10.4 Billion

by Forrest Wilder

Screen grab of Joshua Gravens' Texas Department of Public Safety record. Dec 07, 2012

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

by Jo DePrang

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs Dec 05, 2012

Susan Combs Throws Cold Water on Texas Public Pensions “Crisis”

by Forrest Wilder

You May Be Done with the Drought, But It’s Not Done with You

by Forrest Wilder

Payday Loan Store Nov 20, 2012

Payday Loans: A Pound of Flesh—Fees May Apply

by Forrest Wilder

Every Day in Texas, 93 People Lose Their Cars to Auto-Title Lenders

by Forrest Wilder

Texas Republicans’ Reaction to the Election: Buy Guns, Secede

by Forrest Wilder

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DPS’ Sniper Program Only Part of the Agency’s Militarization Problem

by Melissa del Bosque

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