Culture

‘Earth Has No Sorrow’: Visions of a Caldwell County Long Gone

The Observer resurfaces a 50-year-old collection of fine arts photography and unique oral history.

"Deadland," which premiered at SXSW, is a surreal father-son migration movie that will linger with you.

The Shrinking actor talks mental health, being queer, and why the Lone Star State is the perfect home for his new play Silver Foxes.

Our new endorsement for Texas Attorney General.

In between a trip to Scotland, Local Hero lets viewers glimpse a bygone Bayou City of 40 years ago.

Across four generations, one family of photographers has captured the history of Texas workers.

Wesley G. Phelps’ new history book reveals how gay persecution in the Lone Star State spurred the struggle for LGBTQ+ civil rights nationwide.

Huizache, the premier Chicanx literary magazine, was born in Texas but had to flee the state to find a home.

Taylor Sheridan’s macho streaming universe may get “repetitive” at times but it’s not as obviously conservative as some suggest.

“There must be something in the Edwards Aquifer that allows people to feel comfortable in their own skin,” Gabriel Luna told us.