At Barton Springs, Trans Existence Becomes Resistance
Following a transphobic incident earlier this year, community members gathered to "protect trans joy."
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The Texas Observer Lives!
After a terrifying near-death experience, we live to muckrake another day.
Learning from the Dead
The resident donors at Texas' famed Body Ranch offer many lessons about life—and untimely death.
Meditations on Life and Death at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
The 1971 temple to art and contemplation is still revealing its magic to visitors.
A Subdivision for Stargazers: Limpia Crossing Residents Look Aloft
In this tiny subdivision in the Davis Mountains near McDonald Observatory, dark skies are a precious resource.
Time Traveling in a Glass-Bottomed Boat
In Edwards Aquifer country, as goes the blind salamander, so go we all.
Beyond Books in Pottsboro
The Pottsboro Area Library is holding its community together through COVID-19—and making it better.
Forgetful City
Dallas’ first freeway was built over a Freedmen’s cemetery, a cultural clear-cutting in a city built on convenience.
Small Birds in Big Bend
A stretch of arid desert in West Texas is the crown jewel of the state’s birding hotspots.
A Place Where Two Things Can be True at Once
Despite the United Methodist Church’s history of violence toward Indigenous people, the Dallas Indian Mission is a place of cultural exchange and community.