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Observer Masthead Additions and a Farewell

by Gus Bova

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Indigenous Group Sues to Stop Big Bend Border Wall on Religious Grounds

by Candice Bernd

Last Year, a Corpus Christi Cryptomine Guzzled over 11 Million Gallons. Now, Its Water Usage Is Being Kept Secret.

by Candice Bernd

Can James Talarico Do Better than Beto? 

by Eden Shamy

An x-ray of money on a clothes hanger Feb 27, 2024

Texas-Style Money Laundering

FinCEN’s proposed real estate rule could help investigators flag dubious deals—but there’s a big loophole.

by Lise Olsen

Feb 26, 2024

A Statement from the Texas Democracy Foundation

by The Texas Democracy Foundation

cash bail, elections Feb 22, 2024

‘It’s the South’: Harris County Sends 15 Times More Black Men to Death Row than White

Texas’ largest county remains the state’s deadliest when it comes to capital murder convictions, a new report says.

by Michelle Pitcher

A low angle view of the UT Clock Tower with trees in the foreground at the University of Texas at Austin, under a partly cloudy blue sky. Feb 21, 2024

‘Their Knees Are Still on Our Necks’: Black Women in Higher Ed

Female African American scholars still face significant obstacles in academia even without being slapped by Governor Greg Abbott’s regressive reforms.

by Deliah Brown

Feb 20, 2024

Abbott’s Border Military Base Could Cost Texans $500 Million

National Guard soldiers deployed in Eagle Pass will enjoy “chef-driven meals,” a fitness center, a lounge, a sand volleyball court, and an arcade.

by Justin Miller

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg Feb 20, 2024

Kim Ogg: DA Under Fire

Harris County had big plans to reform its criminal justice system. What went wrong?

by Jolie McCullough

Representative Harold Dutton of Houston Feb 20, 2024

‘It’s Time for a Change’: Dem Behind HISD Takeover Faces Challengers

House Representative Harold Dutton Jr. stands behind the state takeover of the district. Can he survive another reelection after its fallout?

by Josephine Lee

A drought-ridden cornfield, with cracked earth and dead or dying corn drying out, under a partly cloudy sky Feb 16, 2024

Poem: Drought

We sit by the window of the nursing home where her face can feel the sun.

by Thomas Mason

A group of masked protesters gather at the gate to the Texas Capitol with a Texas flag and a Celtic Cross banner. Feb 15, 2024

Parker County ‘White Nationalist Fight Club’ Leader Exposed

The Texas Active Club leader blurred his face but forgot to scrub his socials.

by Steven Monacelli

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