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Inside the New AI Slop Era of Texas Politics

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Black Texans Built More Than 400 Schools When the State Would Not

Texas Observer · 3 days ago

‘After the Genocide, the Genocide’: A Houston Doctor’s Record of Gaza

Texas Observer · 4 days ago

Why Aren’t Texas Democrats Talking About Abortion?

Texas Observer · 5 days ago

Poll: Bobby Pulido Appears Poised to Flip the 15th Congressional District

Texas Observer · 5 days ago

Texas Continued Permitting Data Centers After Abbott’s Pause, Report Finds

Texas Observer · 6 days ago

In a Cash Bail System, Justice Depends on Your Bank Account

Texas Observer · 6 days ago

Abandoned Oil Well Spreads Toxic Fumes, Dread Across San Antonio Subdivision

Texas Observer · 7 days ago

Is Brandon Gill the Future of MAGA in Texas?

Texas Observer · 7 days ago

Highways and Hunting, Parasites and Panopticons

Texas Observer · 10 days ago

Despite Surge in Prison Overdoses, State Agency Requests No New Treatment Funding

Texas Observer · 11 days ago

School Vouchers Take Center Stage in Texas’ Most Flippable State House District

Texas Observer · 12 days ago

Jim Hightower’s Revenge? A Long-Shot Bid Could Restore Left Populism to the Agriculture Commissioner’s Office.

Texas Observer · 12 days ago

‘Earth Has No Sorrow’: Visions of a Caldwell County Long Gone

Texas Observer · 13 days ago

Matters of Religion

Texas Observer · 17 days ago

A ‘Politically Motivated Cover-Up’: Why the State’s Maternal Death Report Was Pushed Until After Midterms

Texas Observer · 19 days ago

What Will It Take to ‘Get ICE the Fuck Out of Austin’?

Texas Observer · 19 days ago

The Distance Between Dying and Death

Texas Observer · 20 days ago

South Texas Is Moving On from Trump

Texas Observer · 20 days ago

It’s Time for the Catholic Church to Distribute the Loaves

Texas Observer · 21 days ago

Hasan Piker’s UT Appearance Put Campus Protection Act to the Test

Texas Observer · 21 days ago

Angela Paxton’s Message: Elect the Elephant at All Costs

Texas Observer · 24 days ago

A Blue Wave Could Sweep Greg Abbott’s Handpicked Houston Judges Out of Office

Texas Observer · 25 days ago

Texas Tells Students to Report Threats. It Should Give Us a Seat at the Safety Table.

Texas Observer · 25 days ago