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Abbott Torpedoes Sickle-Cell Legislation on Juneteenth Weekend

Democratic State Representative Jarvis Johnson called the governor's veto of the Sickle Cell bill "petty, bullshit politics."

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Dow’s Reservoir and the Realities of Flooding in Texas

Dow Chemical's impact studies fail to address serious flood concerns about their proposed Harris Reservoir Expansion along the Brazos.

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It’s Time to Defend the History of All Texans

The way we learn about our collective past is under attack thanks to new leadership at the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA).

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Paxton’s Ninth Life: Will the Senate Save Texas’ Embattled AG?

The walls may finally be closing in on allegedly criminal Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, but the Senate could offer a lifeline.

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Community-Based Climate Justice on the Gulf Coast

From Appalachia to Texas and Louisiana, new environmental justice reports highlight a community approach to climate justice.

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Poem: A Prayer to Georgia O’Keeffe

'I want to livein the negative spaceof your landscapes' writes Dallas poet Kim Nall in the May/June 2023 issue of Texas Observer magazine.

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Life with Parole

Probation and parole systems remain understaffed and buggy in Texas, causing people to fall through the cracks and land in prison.

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Deep in the Hearts of Children: 50 Years of Public Poetry

Naomi Shihab Nye, our outgoing poetry editor reflects on decades of artistic expression and education in Texas.

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Allen City Council Member Condemns Nazis, Also Compares Pride Flags With Fascist Flags

"I cannot say for certain he held Nazi views," Dave Shafer tweeted about the Allen shooter, who had swastika and SS tattoos.

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Dow’s River

Dow chemical company holds all the cards on the Brazos River. Part of the Observer's "Drifting Toward Disaster" series on Texas waterways.

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Controversial Matagorda Bay Ship Channel Grows Closer to Reality

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans on dredging a superfund site to complete the projected expansion of a massive terminal for oil tankers.

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Strangest State: There’s No Place Like … Texas

What's weirder than Ken Paxton? Not much, but here's a couple of other Lone Star oddities from Austin to Lufkin.

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Over 20 Years, Texas Allowed 1 Billion Pounds Excess Emissions

So-called "excess" emissions have ballooned in Texas, thanks to an almost total lack of enforcement, report Grist and Science Friday.

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Unionized Texas Journalists Face Biggest Opponent Yet: Gannett

On Monday, Austin American-Statesman workers went on strike against Gannett. “I think that today is just a warning shot,” said one.

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The Awful 88th

Losers during the 88th session of the legislature included taxpayers, teachers, trans youths, and anyone who uses electricity.

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Texas Republicans Refuse to Condemn Allen Shooter’s Extremist Beliefs

When it comes to the hypermasculine, nationalist beliefs of the Allen shooter, Texas Republicans find themselves caught in a bind.

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A Watchdog in the Water Wars

Flooding and bureaucracy drove Mary Kelleher to run for a spot on a powerful North Texas river agency board.

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The Legislature Ignores Suffering Pregnant Texans

Eight more women have joined a lawsuit asking the courts to clarify exceptions to Texas abortion law for unviable pregnancies.

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200,000 Steps on the Lone Star Hiking Trail

This 96-mile Lone Star Hiking Trail, leading from Richards to Cleveland, offers respite from the pandemic and urban sprawl.

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Who Judges the Judges?

In Texas, an opaque system undermines accountability for judges.

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Paxton Is Burning

Has accountability finally come to Texas?

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Oaxaca’s Silk Farmers Seek to Protect Their Way of Life

Oaxacan artisans seek to preserve the unique ways of making the fabric found in their region since the 1500s.

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¿Quién Se Queda con el Dinero Robado a México?

Los planes del Departamento de Justicia para devolver el dinero robado del estado de Coahuila generan dudas sobre quién debería recibir el dinero.

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Who Gets Mexico’s Missing Money?

The Justice Department’s plans to return funds stolen from the state of Coahuila raise questions about whom should get them.

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Charlatans, False Prophets and Flimflammers

A veteran NPR reporter tells all about his misadventures covering religion in America during the rise of Christian nationalism.

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