It’s a Long Way to the Top (if You Wanna Oust the Pols)
The Texas GOP’s dominance of the 21st Century has been marked by entrenchment in the highest offices. Is that changing?
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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.
Texas Is Challenging 150 Years of Immigration Law
Senate Bill 4 could be the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally unleash Lone Star Republicans on the world’s huddled masses.
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.
Texas Rangers Investigation Sheds Light on Dallas Judge’s ‘Bizarre’ Behavior
Dallas County Judge Amber Givens was accused of having her court coordinator impersonate her during a 2021 Zoom bond hearing, prompting a Rangers inquiry.
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Braving ‘La Bestia’
Asylum-seekers risk life and limb to reach America as President Biden tries to dissuade them.
Beyond the Refrigerator Door
Multifaceted, multidimensional, Meow Wolf is "art for everybody."
Estudiante de Honor de 11 Años Se Encontró en Confinamiento Solitario en Brownsville
Un estudiante de quinto grado en Brownsville ISD denunció haber sido intimidado por su director. Cinco días después, fue esposado y detenido.