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Loon Star State: ‘Stomp on It!’
The governor takes aim at free speech in Texas.
Rick’s Requiem: The Serious Impact of an Unserious Politician
A new book seeks to paint a more measured portrait of the oft-mocked Texas politician.
Small-Town Politics, National Consequences
The Supreme Court takes up a Texas power struggle involving allegedly retaliatory arrests of two councilwomen.
Standing Up for All Texans’ Stories
The new Alliance for Texas History calls for working everyone’s stories “into the fabric of Texas history.”
Bordering on Cowardice
From Joe Biden to Colin Allred, Democrats are flip-flopping on an issue at the heart of the American experiment.
Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June Issue
A note from the new interim editor-in-chief
An East Texas County Fights a Bitter Battle Over a Reborn Hospital
As a rural hospital in Crockett struggles with the cost of indigent and other unpaid care, a torn community weighs how to keep its local hospital open and financially viable.
70 Years of Skewering
The “magic dust” of adding funny drawings to words has been an important part of the Texas Observer.
Did Texas Police Violate First Amendment Rights of Pro-Palestine Protesters?
A UT professor and expert on freedom of expression weighs in on the controversial arrests of 57 individuals, including a journalist, at a campus demonstration.