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The Uvalde Parents Won’t Back Down

Alongside diligent media members, and despite local divisions, these families aren’t letting Texas move on from the Robb Elementary tragedy.

Texas Observer · Oct 27, 2022

The Flowers of Campo Santo

In West Dallas, a volunteer group is creating a haven for monarch butterflies inside a historic immigrant cemetery.

Texas Observer · Oct 27, 2022

Rappers Keep Getting Murdered in Texas

TakeOff, of the popular Atlanta group Migos, became the latest hip-hop performer killed in Texas, as the tragic body count grows in 2022.

Texas Observer · Oct 25, 2022

Indigenous Leaders Fight to Keep Natural Gas Pipelines Off Sacred Lands

Carrizo Comecrudo members have beaten three proposed natural gas export terminals. But two projects remain, fueled by the war in Ukraine.

Texas Observer · Oct 18, 2022

1836, the Slaveholder Republic’s Birthday

Historian Gerald Horne on the Texas Revolution, its victors, and its victims

Texas Observer · Oct 17, 2022

‘Girlhood,’ Interrupted

In a new memoir, a mother recounts the trauma of being investigated for supporting her transgender daughter.

Texas Observer · Oct 14, 2022

Dissent is Sexy

150 romance writers unite for abortion rights in a limited-release anthology benefiting reproductive health organizations.

Texas Observer · Oct 13, 2022

Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Fueled Sierra Blanca Migrant Shooting, Advocates Say

The brothers who shot two undocumented immigrants on a ranch had faced accusations of racism and violence in the past.

Texas Observer · Oct 13, 2022

Big Money Floods into Texas Governor’s Race

In total, Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott have raised $200 million.

Texas Observer · Oct 12, 2022

Despite Racist Jurors, Andre Thomas Remains on Texas’ Death Row

The convicted man’s lawyer called the prospect of his execution “an ugly spectacle.”

Texas Observer · Oct 12, 2022