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Kelly Siegler: Trading Favors
Two men convicted by Kelly Siegler uncovered the dark secret to her success.
Top 20 Stories From the Year We Nearly Went Under
After roaring back with an issue on women’s health, we exposed heat deaths at Tesla and USPS, went after Angela Paxton, and broke news on queer rights.
Kelly Siegler: The Cold Case Killer
Kelly Siegler is a true-crime celebrity. Did she frame an innocent man for murder?
Working Class Perspectives on the ‘Migrant Crisis’
NYC Mayor Eric Adams was supposed to welcome immigrants bused from Texas. That's not what's happened.
Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills Pollute the Lone Star State
Pollution from the energy sector has impacted soil, contaminated water resources and killed wildlife while the state resists new regulations.
Poem: From There to Here
A silhouette, stationed at his Dallas valet stand awaiting the healthy, the wealthy, the privileged, the favored.
Prosecutors Won’t Drop Charges Against Brownsville ISD Honor Student
Timothy Murray was put in solitary confinement after reporting Principal Myrta Garza for bullying.
The Texas Observer’s 2023 Must-Read Lone Star Books
From poetic dreamworlds to the people’s hospital, Texas authors paint very different portraits of our diverse state.
The Death Toll: An Expensive Tollway’s High Cost in Human Lives
State Highway 288 was built by a private equity firm, letting TxDOT abdicate its responsibility to both drivers and construction workers.