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

Amid its water crisis, the city declined to supply public records on the Bitcoin mine's usage, citing a state law that allows nondisclosure of an individual customer’s account.

by Candice Bernd

Keep Reading

Can James Talarico Do Better than Beto? 

by Eden Shamy

Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders

by Dylan Baddour

Trump’s Plan for Venezuelan Oil Raises Prospects of Paramilitary Violence

by Dylan Baddour

Seen from behind, a person with short hair carries a trans flag, trailing behind them, under a partly cloudy blue sky. Feb 11, 2025

Trans Texans Are Under Attack (Again), but Advocates Aren’t Giving In

With another legislative session that could pile on even more anti-trans policies, LBGTQ+ groups grapple with how to protect their communities.

by Joelle DiPaolo

Feb 03, 2025

Abbott’s Familiar Priorities Include Property Taxes, Vouchers, Cracking Down on Bail

In his biennial address, the governor declared seven emergency items.

by Joelle DiPaolo

Jan 29, 2025

‘Drill Baby Drill’: Arlington Approves New Site for Fracking Near Daycare and Schools

Arlington has opened new land for fracking for the first time in 12 years, allowing TotalEnergies to drill 10 new gas wells near a daycare center.

by Dylan Baddour

Jan 24, 2025

Name Games: Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ Move Flouts History, International Cooperation 

The president could just as logically rename the body of water the “Chinese Sea,” one historian argues.

by Lise Olsen

Jan 23, 2025

‘How Innocent Do They Have to Be?’: Texas’ First Scheduled Execution of 2025 Raises Thorny Questions

Steven Nelson says he was a lookout for a robbery that ended in a pastor’s death. He’s set to be killed by the state February 5.

by Michelle Pitcher

Jan 22, 2025

In Austin, a Rare Prosecution over Worker Death in Trench Collapse

Travis County’s progressive DA has secured indictments for the 2021 death of Juan José Galvan Batalla, remembered as a “cheerful” hard worker and beloved sibling.

by Lina Fisher

Jan 14, 2025

Texas Foresees Strong Revenue, Full Rainy Day Fund. Who Will Benefit?

In his biennial budget projection, Comptroller Glenn Hegar says the state will have a healthy surplus, plus a full economic stabilization fund for the first time in history.

by Joelle DiPaolo

Jan 09, 2025

Texas Gave $1 Million in Expert Contracts to Defend Border Buoys in Court

Records reveal additional costs of the controversial Rio Grande barrier that the governor describes as “low-cost.”

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Dec 26, 2024

Our Most-Read Stories of 2024

Online readership numbers are at least one tool to figure out what the Observer audience really loved.

by Gus Bova

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