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P.I. Matt Duff spent four years investigating Ivan Cantu’s death row innocence claim and sharing his findings with tens of thousands.

The heavily contested GOP primaries brought about ousters and uncertainty in the state’s lower legislative chamber and highest criminal court.

Texas’ senior senator re-embraces Trump as he vies to become the chamber’s top Republican. That won’t come easy.

Undoubtedly, mother-daughter relationships are as varied in the Lone Star State as anywhere else on the planet, but in my experience, Texas moms are tough.

On Monday, the board of directors of the Texas Democracy Foundation—the parent nonprofit of the Texas Observer—announced that Gabriel Arana is no longer editor-in-chief of the Texas Observer. Arana had led the Observer since he took over as interim editor-in-chief in 2021. He chose not to immediately comment on the…

FinCEN’s proposed real estate rule could help investigators flag dubious deals—but there’s a big loophole.

On February 26, the board of directors of the Texas Democracy Foundation—the parent nonprofit of the Texas Observer—announced that Gabriel Arana is no longer Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Observer. Independently, the board announced that the Observer has been restructured to ensure its financial stability. As part of this process, two…

Texas’ largest county remains the state’s deadliest when it comes to capital murder convictions, a new report says.

Female African American scholars still face significant obstacles in academia even without being slapped by Governor Greg Abbott’s regressive reforms.