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Abortion Is (Again) a Criminal-Justice Issue

Outlawing reproductive healthcare causes more harm without the intended effect.

Texas Observer · Jul 13, 2022

Dear Biden: Protect Our Poppies

Home to vibrant flowers, orioles, mountain lions and more, advocates seek to protect the acres around a former El Paso firing range.

Texas Observer · Jul 12, 2022

Uvalde Marches for Transparency and Gun Reform

Some 500 protesters withstood the brutal heat to demand justice for those lost in the May 24 school massacre.

Texas Observer · Jul 11, 2022

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Before ‘Roe’—and After

A look back at criminalized abortion in Texas before 1973, and forward towards what it may look like after 2022.

Texas Observer · Jul 11, 2022

Ann Richards’ Legacy Is a Light for Dark Times

The One Ann Only, a new collection of photographs and quotes, captures the unforgettable singularity of Texas’ last Democratic governor.

Texas Observer · Jul 11, 2022

Poetry: ‘Parade,’ ‘Fever’

From our May/June issue, two poems by proud Texas poet Laurence Musgrove, a professor of English at Angelo State University

Texas Observer · Jul 8, 2022

A ‘Love Letter’ To Texas Wildlife

From ocelots to egrets, Deep in the Heart features breathtaking footage of 12 of the state's rarest animals in their natural habitats.

Texas Observer · Jul 7, 2022

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Roe’s Grassroots Beginnings

The landmark abortion case had its origins in campus activism at UT Austin, including journalists at a feminist newspaper called the Rag.

Texas Observer · Jul 7, 2022

Seeking Wisdom That’s Deeper Than ‘Crayola’ Religion

A Fire to Light Our Tongues, a new anthology from Texas writers about spirituality, aims to inspire believers & non-believers alike.

Texas Observer · Jul 6, 2022

Labeled ‘Hispanic’

Lipan Apaches across Texas are challenging the myth that their tribe was wiped out.

Texas Observer · Jul 6, 2022

U.S. Immigration Policy Is to Blame for the Horrific Mass Death in San Antonio

Federal and Texas immigration policy should take the blame for the 50 immigrants who were found dead in a sweltering hot truck.

Texas Observer · Jul 5, 2022

Pre-Roe, They Risked Their Lives to Control Their Destinies

Women reflect on the illegal abortion they received before the Supreme Court's 1973 decision—and their fears for the future.

Texas Observer · Jul 1, 2022

With SCOTUS EPA Decision, Texas Coal Plants Live to Cook the Climate Another Day

Regardless of the federal ruling, local efforts to shut down the most polluting power plants and switch on clean energy continue.

Texas Observer · Jul 1, 2022

Immigrant Moms Get Rare Win in Long-fought Family Detention Case

The state Supreme Court weighed in on a fight to stop the state from licensing detention centers as childcare facilities.

Texas Observer · Jul 1, 2022

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Texas Observer · Jun 29, 2022

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Faces A Reckoning

Texans are calling out the Texas Commission For Environmental Quality for failing to address environmental injustices throughout the state.

Texas Observer · Jun 29, 2022

Big Shock in Big Bend

No one alive has seen the Rio Grande as it looks today. A dry, cracking riverbed now snakes through Big Bend National Park.

Texas Observer · Jun 27, 2022

How Much Power Do Police Oversight Offices Really Have?

In 2018, Austin created the Office of Police Oversight to try to increase police accountability. But has it really worked?

Texas Observer · Jun 25, 2022

Middle Fingers Up In Austin After End of ‘Roe’

Hundreds took to the streets of Austin after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

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Texas Observer · Jun 24, 2022

How Are Texas Officials Responding to the End of ‘Roe’?

“Austin will, to the best of its ability, do all we can to protect our values and our people.”

Texas Observer · Jun 24, 2022

More People Will Die If Texans Don’t Speak Up for Women’s Bodies

The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of America’s long, shameful history of punishing women for having sex.

Texas Observer · Jun 22, 2022

Healthcare for Trans Kids Is Not Abuse

Two Mayo Clinic psychologists worry about what will happen to trangender youth if or when their health care is taken away.

Texas Observer · Jun 20, 2022

How Port Lavacans Resisted the KKK to Provide Education for All

A new work of historical fiction, set for release June 23, explores a Texas freedmen’s school and raises questions of white authorship.

Texas Observer · Jun 19, 2022

Here Are 3 Ways You Can Celebrate Juneteenth

The new federal holiday marks the day residents of Galveston received General Orders No. 3, which freed slaves in Texas.

Texas Observer · Jun 19, 2022

A Visit to Galveston, the Birthplace of Juneteenth

Texas was the last state to receive the news that slavery had ended.

Texas Observer · Jun 17, 2022

The Ayahuasca King’s Last Tour

Author and journalist Peter Gorman was at home with the jungle, its people, and its mind-altering drugs.

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