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Beware the Perfect Day

Texas Observer · 19 hours ago

In Laredo, a County Judge and MAGA Convert Seeks to Topple Henry Cuellar

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One of the Top Texas House Races Could Come Down to a Single Issue: Water

Texas Observer · 2 days ago

1.2 Million Oil Wells Are Buried Underneath Texas. Do You Live on Top of a Dangerous One?

Texas Observer · 2 days ago

Texas Is Trying to Punish Its Way Out of a Prison Overdose Crisis

Texas Observer · 3 days ago

Master of Puppets

Texas Observer · 7 days ago

Who Stands Between Texas and a Fascist Railroad Commission?

Texas Observer · 8 days ago

ICE Contractor for Controversial Camp East Montana Is Trailed by Fraud Allegations

Texas Observer · 9 days ago

The Year for Magical Thinking

Texas Observer · 10 days ago

Mexico’s Deportation Capital

Texas Observer · 11 days ago

The Last Mayor of Houston

Texas Observer · 11 days ago

Corpus Christi Withholds Water to Wetlands While Lifting Restrictions on Lawns

Texas Observer · 14 days ago

Kam Franklin Goes Solo

Texas Observer · 14 days ago

Will a Coalition of ‘MAGA Moms’ Rally Behind Gina Hinojosa’s Bid for Texas Governor?

Texas Observer · 15 days ago

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our September/October 2026 Issue

Texas Observer · 15 days ago

‘Living like Vampires’: ICE Surge Fractures Daily Life in Deep South Texas

Texas Observer · 16 days ago

Come and Take Them, Dan Patrick

Texas Observer · 17 days ago

Immigrants Keep Saying She’s Ripping Them Off. Why Won’t Texas Stop Her?

Texas Observer · 17 days ago

A Texas Austerity Crisis Is Playing Out City by City, School by School

Texas Observer · 18 days ago

Like Zal

Texas Observer · 21 days ago

Strangest State: Skulls, Shells, Smugglers, and Sheriffs

Texas Observer · 22 days ago

‘Suicide by Cop’: How a Poorly Defined Term Shifts Accountability for Lost Lives

Texas Observer · 23 days ago

Observer Masthead Additions and a Farewell

Texas Observer · 23 days ago

What the Data Says About Electricity Shutoffs During Sweltering Texas Summers

Texas Observer · 24 days ago