70 Years of Skewering
The “magic dust” of adding funny drawings to words has been an important part of the Texas Observer.
Since 1954
The “magic dust” of adding funny drawings to words has been an important part of the Texas Observer.
Does the state parks agency serve the people, or corporate interests?
New plaintiffs have expanded a 2023 lawsuit against TDCJ, accusing the agency of “cooking [prisoners] to death."
PFAS do not break down but rather persist indefinitely. It is possible that Dad drank carcinogenic water for most of his life.
Texas officials go to bat for oil and gas while the climate-fueled Smokehouse Creek Fire still rages.
Some arrestees in Austin lack legal representation at a stage that can determine their cases’ outcome. The ACLU and some officials want to change that.
A literary website that has connected bookish Texans since 2015 nearly closed this year. Then one of its readers saved it.
The Texas senator’s iHeartMedia deal, which sent over $600,000 to an aligned super PAC, may have broken campaign finance laws—or exploited a new loophole.