Texas’ Refusal to Plan for Climate Change Created a Crisis in Corpus Christi
Stubbornly unrealistic assessments of the region’s reservoir system turned this year’s drought conditions into an emergency.
Public Health
Fast & Furious XI: Texas’ Transgender Youth
Headed for the governor’s desk, SB 14 shows the Legislature has no idea what healthcare for trans kids even is.
‘He Failed to Signal’: When DPS Traffic Stops Turn Deadly
Shandra Hodge speaks out about her son’s death at the hands of state troopers in 2019.
He Died Helping Build Tesla’s Gigafactory. Tesla Didn’t Tell Local Officials.
Antelmo Ramirez was a dad, grandpa, and husband. His death by hyperthermia is absent from a Tesla report required as part of a Travis County tax deal.
The Path to a Safe Abortion Gets Narrower—Again
Large numbers of Texans are turning to out-of-state help to end their pregnancies safely. But now that option is under siege.
The Texas Observer Lives!
After a terrifying near-death experience, we live to muckrake another day.
Abortion Laws Stand Between Pregnant Texans and the Care They Need
Doctors are left to guess at whether helping their patients will land them in prison.
‘We Won’t Be Bullied’: Abortion Pill Website Fights Texas Censorship
Tracy Droz Tragos’ documentary Plan C, now screening at SXSW, follows the ongoing fight to expand access to abortion medication.
Abortion Training in Texas Is Vanishing
And traveling out of state won't fix it.
Millions of Texans Are About to Lose Their Health Insurance
An estimated 2.7 million Texans are at risk of losing their Medicaid insurance after the public health emergency expires on March 31.