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Amid a National Reckoning Over Racial Injustice, Royce West Seeks to Upset MJ Hegar—and the DSCC

Texas’ Democratic Senate runoff to face John Cornyn has taken on new political significance as Royce West vies to defeat MJ Hegar.

Texas Observer · Jul 10, 2020

COVID-19 is Surging in Rural Texas, Threatening to Overwhelm Local Hospitals

ICU beds are limited, medical providers are falling sick, and urban hospitals where small facilities transfer critical patients are running out of space.

Texas Observer · Jul 9, 2020

Reform vs. Rebuild: Defunding Law Enforcement in Texas

Years of activism and a legacy of police violence are fueling demands to reimagine public safety.

Texas Observer · Jul 8, 2020

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In ‘Separated,’ One Journalist’s Close-up View of the Family Separation Crisis

Jacob Soboroff’s new memoir is a thorough account of how such a cruel policy came to be and how it traumatized hundreds of children and their families.

Texas Observer · Jul 7, 2020

Poet Alok Vaid-Menon on Protest Art and Immigrant Detention

“So often the way that racism operates is through patriotism. ... I actually think there’s a way to be proud of this country in terms of inclusivity and intersectionality.”

Texas Observer · Jul 6, 2020

How Texas Lawmakers and Industry Have Weakened Citizens’ Rights to Fight Pollution

Legislators and industry have chipped away at the permitting process in Texas, stacking the deck against concerned people protesting industrial projects.

Texas Observer · Jul 2, 2020

Doctors Reverse Course, Say Texas GOP Should Cancel In-Person Convention

The Texas Medical Association is was calling on organizers to cancel the state's GOP convention after The Texas Tribune reported it was a sponsor.

Texas Observer · Jul 1, 2020

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Entre Fronteras

Miles de migrantes cada vez más desesperados permanecen estancados en el sistema a medida que crecen los casos de Covid-19 en refugios mexicanos.

Texas Observer · Jun 30, 2020

Between Borders

Along the U.S.-Mexico border, tens of thousands of migrants remain stalled in the system as reported cases of COVID-19 grow in Mexican shelters.

Texas Observer · Jun 30, 2020

As COVID-19 Cases Surge, Some Incarcerated People Remain Behind Bars After Making Bail

Electronic monitoring companies refuse to touch coronavirus-positive inmates. That means they can’t go home.

Texas Observer · Jun 29, 2020

He Removed Labels That Said ‘Medical Use Prohibited,’ Then Tried to Sell Thousands of Masks to Officials Who Distribute to Hospitals

A Silicon Valley investor and his business partner had workers repackage non-medical KN95 masks so he could sell them to Texas emergency workers.

Texas Observer · Jun 26, 2020

Young Texans Keep Spelling Bees Going From Home

When the Scripps Spelling Bee was canceled, two former competitors from The Woodlands stepped up to organize a virtual bee.

Texas Observer · Jun 25, 2020

Texas Landlords Are Filing Hundreds of Illegal Evictions

As COVID-19 cases skyrocket in Texas, tenants may be removed from their homes, despite CARES Act protections that guarantee shelter.

Texas Observer · Jun 24, 2020

Loon Star: Nothing to See Here, Folks

In his latest editorial cartoon, Ben Sargent takes on President Donald Trump's response to the United States' current crises.

Texas Observer · Jun 23, 2020

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Texas Observer · Jun 22, 2020

The Texotics

As Texas landowners breed exotic animals like kudu and nilgai, they’re running a massive unplanned and unregulated natural experiment.

Texas Observer · Jun 19, 2020

What the Black Lives Matter Protests Mean for East Texas

Protests where I grew up–where lynchings and KKK marches occurred in my lifetime–could signal a shift in the region long plagued by racial terror.

Texas Observer · Jun 18, 2020

Texas Relaxed Environmental Enforcement During the Pandemic, State Data Show

Even as TCEQ reduced enforcement, it continued processing permits that allow other businesses to pollute up to certain limits.

Texas Observer · Jun 17, 2020

Strangest State: Bear With Us

Weird news from far-flung Texas.

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Texas Observer · Jun 16, 2020

Promising Results Reported for COVID-19 Patients Treated with Plasma Therapy in Texas

The speed with which physicians and patients across the United States have signed up to participate in the ongoing plasma therapy project is unprecedented.

Texas Observer · Jun 15, 2020

The Traveling Midwife

In far West Texas, some women have to travel hours to give birth, endangering themselves and their babies. Could midwives help fill in the gap?

Texas Observer · Jun 12, 2020

The Pandemic Is Just the Latest Threat Refugees in Abilene Face

The AbiMar Foods processing plant avoided disaster when COVID-19 spread across Texas, but as workers return, they worry about keeping their jobs.

Texas Observer · Jun 11, 2020

A Major Obstacle to Police Reform: The Whiteness of Their Union Bosses

Even in the 15 largest departments where the majority of officers are people of color, only one union leader is Black, The Marshall Project found.

Texas Observer · Jun 10, 2020

The New Ensemble

Mariachi music is growing in influence and popularity in Texas high schools. The UIL state festival in Edinburg draws the best of the best.

Texas Observer · Jun 9, 2020

COVID-19 Has Delayed Programs That Texas Prisoners Need to Get Out

Texas prisoners approved for parole already waited months to start programs required for their release. Coronavirus is making some wait even longer.

Texas Observer · Jun 9, 2020

Announcing the Tenth Annual Texas Observer Short Story Contest

This year's judge is Bryan Washington, author of Lot.

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