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House Votes 84-63 to Strip Vouchers from Omnibus School Funding Bill

Rural Republicans team up with Dems to remove vouchers from HB 1 in intra party showdown in the House. From Reporting Fellow Josephine Lee.

Texas Observer · Nov 18, 2023

Loon Star State: Whacked

In the latest from cartoonist Ben Sargent, a reflection on Ken Paxton's "family business" as seen through the eyes of Michael Corleone.

Texas Observer · Nov 17, 2023

Estudiante de Honor de 11 Años Se Encontró en Confinamiento Solitario en Brownsville

Un estudiante de quinto grado en Brownsville ISD denunció haber sido intimidado por su director. Cinco días después, fue esposado y detenido.

Texas Observer · Nov 16, 2023

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Court: Lone Star State Violated Emissions Limits on Gulf Coast

Judges argued that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality illegally enabled Port Arthur LNG to avoid emission control requirements.

Texas Observer · Nov 16, 2023

Mistrial: Austin Police Officer’s Landmark Murder Trial Gets No Resolution

A grand jury indicted Christopher Taylor after the 2020 shooting of Michael Ramos in Austin. From Criminal Justice reporter Michelle Pitcher.

Texas Observer · Nov 15, 2023

Disaster Declared for Texas Shrimp

The U.S. market—and seafood processors’ freezers—are overflowing with cheap farm-raised imports. Words and photos by Paula Levihn-Coon.

Texas Observer · Nov 15, 2023

Texas Legislature Votes to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds

A major U.S. Supreme Court case could be on the horizon.

Texas Observer · Nov 15, 2023

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Republicans Target ‘Woke’ Climate Change Topics in Science Textbooks

Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian wants the Board of Education to reject accurate descriptions of climate change in school books.

Texas Observer · Nov 14, 2023

Protect and Serve

How Black women and men cover, decorate, and celebrate their locks to embrace their pride. From photographer Cindy Elizabeth.

Texas Observer · Nov 14, 2023

These Are the Right-Wing Ideologues Taking Over School Boards

Conservative consultants and PACs are turning Texas school boards into partisan battlegrounds. From Steven Monacelli.

Texas Observer · Nov 13, 2023

Right-Wing Pastor Arrested for ‘No-Islam’ Graffiti in Downtown Brownsville

Genovevo Izaguirre’s social media accounts feature anti-LGBTQ+ and Islamophobic propaganda.

Texas Observer · Nov 9, 2023

Dan Patrick: Judge, Jury, Executioner?

The long arm of Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick reached far into the Ken Paxton impeachment saga. From Politics Writer Justin Miller.

Texas Observer · Nov 9, 2023

Local Initiatives for Cannabis Inspire Voter Turnout, Direct Democracy at Its Messiest

In some cities, enforcement of cannabis laws is way down. In others, a backlash has seen increased arrests.

Texas Observer · Nov 8, 2023

The Reason Texans Can’t Vote on Abortion and Weed

Polls show support for reproductive choice, legal pot, a minimum wage raise, and Medicaid expansion. But the Lege stands in citizens' way.

Texas Observer · Nov 8, 2023

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Texas Observer · Nov 7, 2023

UAW’s Historic Strike Win Has ‘Huge Implications’ for Texas Autoworkers

Texas Observer · Nov 6, 2023

Domestic Abusers Under Protective Orders Often Get to Keep Their Guns

Fewer than 10 of 254 counties have protocols forcing subjects of a protective order to hand over their firearms as required by law.

Texas Observer · Nov 3, 2023

Amarillo Man to Be Executed Based Largely on One Discredited ‘Expert’ Witness

Brent Brewer was convicted of the 1990 murder of Robert Laminack.

Texas Observer · Nov 3, 2023

Abbott Fails on Vouchers. Again.

The governor has dug in, calling for a fourth special legislative session.

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Texas Observer · Nov 2, 2023

This 11-Year-Old Brownsville ISD Honor Student Was Put in Solitary

A fifth-grader reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and detained.

Texas Observer · Nov 2, 2023

Biden Quietly Gave Border Wall Contract to Company Used by Trump, Abbott

“Clearly DHS, under the Biden administration, has no more respect for border residents than it did under the Trump administration.”

Texas Observer · Nov 2, 2023

Hella Hail Coming Down in Texas

Climate change is increasing the size of stones, making people—and insurance companies—anxious.

Texas Observer · Oct 31, 2023

Corpses of Poor, Black and Vulnerable Frequently Sent to Medical Schools for Dissection

Between 2017 and 2021, the number of unclaimed bodies accepted by Texas medical schools increased nearly sevenfold.

Texas Observer · Oct 30, 2023

‘Civil and Human Rights Disaster’: Texas Wants to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds

House Bill 4, which an expert called a "civil and human rights disaster," could turn police into border enforcers—with new unchecked power.

Texas Observer · Oct 30, 2023

Chaplains in Schools Test the Boundaries of the First Amendment

When public school counselors are in short supply, should chaplains be allowed to fill the gap? From law expert Charles J. Russo.

Texas Observer · Oct 27, 2023

Community Fridges Fight Hunger and Climate Change

Community fridges for free food appeared across the U.S. during the pandemic, reducing waste and methane emissions in the process.

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