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El ducto del coronavirus

Las deportaciones estadounidenses de migrantes han exportado Covid-19 a Guatemala y han provocado miedo, caos y el colapso de los ya frágiles servicios de salud.

Texas Observer · Aug 12, 2020

The Coronavirus Pipeline

U.S. deportations of migrants have exported COVID-19 to Guatemala and prompted fear, chaos, and a collapse of already fragile health services.

Texas Observer · Aug 12, 2020

Improbable, Prophetic Houston

Two new books about the Bayou City—one about its people, one about its places—explore how the fourth largest city in the U.S. became itself.

Texas Observer · Aug 11, 2020

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Loon Star: Greg Abbott’s Rickety Ship

To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, visit our Loon Star State section, or find Observer political reporting in our politics section.

Texas Observer · Aug 10, 2020

Announcing the 2020 Insider Prize Winners

For the last three years, the Austin-based magazine American Short Fiction has sponsored a contest for incarcerated writers in Texas.

Texas Observer · Aug 10, 2020

‘A Saint From Texas’ Gets the Lone Star State Right

White, best known as a pioneer of queer literature, chronicles the coming-of-age stories of two Texas sisters in a vivid new novel.

Texas Observer · Aug 7, 2020

In Harris County, A Group is Working to Expand Voting Access in Jails

Most people in local jails are likely qualified to vote. Yet advocates say jails and elections officials have failed to develop plans to let them vote.

Texas Observer · Aug 6, 2020

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Houston’s Hot-Stepping Zydeco Dance Fuses Creole and Black Cowboy Cultures

For many of these dancers, musical gatherings are one aspect of a lifestyle rooted in their Creole heritage: trail riding by day, zydeco dancing by night.

Texas Observer · Aug 5, 2020

One of Texas’ Biggest Nursing Home Operators Beset By COVID-19 Cases and Deaths

New data released by the state health agency provides a glimpse into the infections, deaths, and recoveries at Texas nursing homes.

Texas Observer · Aug 4, 2020

El Paso Remembered

A veteran journalist looks back on what’s become of her Texas border city, the victims’ families, and survivors of the hateful shooting.

Texas Observer · Aug 3, 2020

Inside the Dallas Morning News Union Fight

North Texas journalists want to make labor history in the Lone Star State. The A. H. Belo Corporation would prefer they didn’t.

Texas Observer · Jul 31, 2020

‘After the Last Border’ Reveals the Human Cost of Trump’s Draconian Immigration Policies

After the Last Border is a corrective to the fiction that refugees and immigrants are economically and culturally burdensome to the American way of life.

Texas Observer · Jul 30, 2020

Will The Reckoning Over Racist Names Include These Prisons?

Many prisons, especially in the South, are named after racist officials and former plantations

Texas Observer · Jul 29, 2020

How COVID-19 Threatens Texas’ Restaurant Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the future of the barbecue joints, taco trucks, bánh mì shops, and country cafes that make up Texas cuisine.

Texas Observer · Jul 28, 2020

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Texas Observer · Jul 27, 2020

From Boom to Bloodbath

The Permian Basin’s shale revolution is over and renewable energy is surging. What does that mean for Texas’ future?

Texas Observer · Jul 24, 2020

Muslim Activists Say It’s Time to Join Black Lives Matter Calls to Reform Law Enforcement

“There are two versions of American Islam. There are wealthy, suburban mega-mosques, and there are inner city masjids. Those two have yet to converge.”

Texas Observer · Jul 23, 2020

Andrea Roberts Is Working to Define What Free Black Space Is

The Observer spoke to Andrea Roberts about archival research, reclaiming Black Texans’ history, and present day planning.

Texas Observer · Jul 22, 2020

How Long Can You Hide a Dead Body in a Prison Cell?

Mental-health problems, short staffing plague a Texas lockup in COVID lockdown.

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Texas Observer · Jul 21, 2020

In ‘Crooked Hallelujah,’ Kelli Jo Ford Explores How Pain is Passed Down Through Families

Kelli Jo Ford’s debut novel follows the lives of four generations of Cherokee women who move between Oklahoma and North Texas.

Texas Observer · Jul 20, 2020

Back to the Wall

A border wall is headed for Laredo—unless opponents can run out the clock.

Texas Observer · Jul 17, 2020

In Houston’s Fifth Ward, the Storm Never Stops

Residents in this historically Black community are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 and woefully unprepared to recover from the next hurricane.

Texas Observer · Jul 16, 2020

Telehealth Could be Great, if Texans Had Access to It

Telehealth has the potential to connect patients to doctors safely during shelter-in-place. So why do so many Texans remain disconnected?

Texas Observer · Jul 15, 2020

Historic Runoff Turnout Sets Stage for Texas Democrats in 2020’s ‘Biggest Battleground’

The state Democratic Party, which has been in the political wilderness for the better part of three decades, is entering a newly competitive era.

Texas Observer · Jul 14, 2020

Texas Nursing Home Residents Were Already at Risk. Then COVID-19 Hit.

A management company with a poor record of infection control is linked to COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes across Texas.

Texas Observer · Jul 13, 2020

Neglected in Care

Before the coronavirus devastated nursing homes, inadequate staffing in for-profit Texas facilities endangered residents, leading to injuries and deaths.

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