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The Year for Magical Thinking

Texas Observer · 55 days ago

Mexico’s Deportation Capital

Texas Observer · 56 days ago

The Last Mayor of Houston

Texas Observer · 56 days ago

Corpus Christi Withholds Water to Wetlands While Lifting Restrictions on Lawns

Texas Observer · 59 days ago

Kam Franklin Goes Solo

Texas Observer · 59 days ago

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

Texas Observer · 60 days ago

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

Texas Observer · 60 days ago

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

Texas Observer · 61 days ago

Come and Take Them, Dan Patrick

Texas Observer · 62 days ago

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

Texas Observer · 62 days ago

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

Texas Observer · 63 days ago

Like Zal

Texas Observer · 66 days ago

Strangest State: Skulls, Shells, Smugglers, and Sheriffs

Texas Observer · 67 days ago

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

Texas Observer · 68 days ago

Observer Masthead Additions and a Farewell

Texas Observer · 68 days ago

What the Data Says About Electricity Shutoffs During Sweltering Texas Summers

Texas Observer · 69 days ago

Texas Maternal Mortality Committee’s Next Report Will Skip Post-‘Roe’ Deaths. Lawmakers Suspect Political Influence.

Texas Observer · 70 days ago

Indigenous Group Sues to Stop Big Bend Border Wall on Religious Grounds

Texas Observer · 73 days ago

The Takeover Tab: State-Imposed Superintendent Buyouts Cost School Districts Big Bucks

Texas Observer · 74 days ago

Permian Basin Community Seeks Fix for Radium in Its Drinking Water

Texas Observer · 75 days ago

Who Pays for the High-Powered Grid that Data Centers Need?

Texas Observer · 76 days ago

‘Cocks Not Glocks’ at 10

Texas Observer · 77 days ago

An Ode to Austin’s Unsung Proletariat

Texas Observer · 80 days ago

Cuba’s Government Is in Trump’s Crosshairs, but Political Dissidents Find No Refuge Here

Texas Observer · 81 days ago