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Loon Star: The Lost Treasures of Texas

Ben Sargent on the lost treasures of Texas: Jim Bowie's silver mine, Jean Lafitte's pirate gold, and Ted Cruz and John Cornyn's backbones.

Texas Observer · Mar 2, 2020

The Party Pariah

Henry Cuellar is a pro-gun, anti-abortion, anti-union deficit hawk who has rarely met a regulation he wouldn’t gut or a Republican he wouldn’t work with.

Texas Observer · Feb 28, 2020

In Southeast Lubbock Neighborhood, Residents are Fed Up With a Feedlot

Residents have complained for years about the fecal dust invading Yellowhouse Canyon in Lubbock. But so far, concerns have mostly been ignored.

Texas Observer · Feb 26, 2020

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Texas Prisons Ban Greeting Cards, Expand Drug-Sniffing Dog Searches to Visitors

Families of prisoners and civil rights groups call the new policies arbitrary, punitive, and isolating for people behind bars.

Texas Observer · Feb 26, 2020

ACLU Sues East Texas Towns Over ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ Ordinances

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two abortion access groups that were named “criminal organizations” by the local ordinances.

Texas Observer · Feb 25, 2020

In the Trump Era, Practicing Immigration Law is Like ‘Swimming in Molasses’

Veteran attorney Elise Harriger is learning how to lose, but she vows to keep on fighting.

Texas Observer · Feb 25, 2020

‘Trans Pecos’ Is a Beautiful Plea to Protect West Texas

This visually striking film captures the innate beauty of far West Texas and the threats posed to it by oil and gas infrastructure.

Texas Observer · Feb 21, 2020

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Medicare Covered Her Medication for a Decade. Now, She Could be Spending Thousands Each Month For Migraine Relief.

A federal judge in Austin recently denied a patient’s appeal asking Medicare to cover the skyrocketing cost of her prescription.

Texas Observer · Feb 21, 2020

John Cornyn Bets Big on Trump

During the impeachment proceedings, Cornyn proved that his calculation is the same as the entire GOP’s: Live with Trump, die with Trump.

Texas Observer · Feb 20, 2020

Gabriel García Márquez and the (Comforting) Case for Embracing Failure

A new Austin exhibit reveals how much acclaimed Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez struggled to make a living and find success.

Texas Observer · Feb 19, 2020

In Amarillo, Copper Workers’ Strike Enters Fourth Month with No End in Sight

Laborers at the Asarco copper refinery find themselves in a protracted fight with Mexico's largest mining corporation.

Texas Observer · Feb 19, 2020

San Antonio Embraces Mandaean Refugees

If the Mandaean religion survives, it will be partly because of the refuge it found in Central Texas.

Texas Observer · Feb 18, 2020

With Coal Plants Offline, the Air in Central and East Texas Has Cleared

After three plants shut down in late 2017, legal air pollution in Texas fell by 150,000 tons.

Texas Observer · Feb 14, 2020

1,500 Nueces County Voters Were Wrongly Sent Letters Demanding Proof of ID

A big mistake in the lead up to primary voting underscores the anxiety around misinformation on elections and barriers to voting.

Texas Observer · Feb 13, 2020

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Texas Observer · Feb 13, 2020

It’s Illegal to Take Drone Photos of Cattle Feedlots in Texas. Press Groups Say That Violates the First Amendment.

To get a true sense of the Panhandle’s massive network of cattle feedlots, you’ve got to take a few steps back—or rather, up.

Texas Observer · Feb 12, 2020

Eye on Texas: Border Tuner

In November, a massive public art project lit up the sky over El Paso and Juárez, prompting conversations both funny and serious, political and personal.

Texas Observer · Feb 10, 2020

Alec Karakatsanis on the ‘Usual Cruelty’ of the Criminal Justice System

In Usual Cruelty, Karakatsanis argues that lawyers and judges are numb to the cruelties of criminal justice—and stand in the way of changing it.

Texas Observer · Feb 7, 2020

Reform Candidates are Trying to Change the Definition of a ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ in Texas

Kim Ogg’s primary challenge for Harris County District Attorney is one of several prosecutor races in Texas that could redefine the bounds of criminal justice reform in the state.

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Texas Observer · Feb 6, 2020

Six Texas Oil Refineries Are Among the Nation’s Worst Benzene Polluters, Data Shows

Benzene was detected at the facilities’ fencelines, and nearby communities could be exposed to the cancer-causing pollutant.

Texas Observer · Feb 4, 2020

A Modest Proposal: Replace the Iowa Caucuses

The process stinks, and we should be having a wider discussion about what ought to replace it.

Texas Observer · Feb 4, 2020

Researcher Jeremy Slack on the Horrors that Await Immigrants Deported from the U.S.

Slack led a massive research effort to learn what happens to those whom immigration authorities deport and dump all along the Mexican border.

Texas Observer · Jan 31, 2020

A Real Quackmire: This Month in Weird Texas News

From Muscovy ducks in Pearland to a detective agency devoted to cooking grease theft in Irving, it's been another weird month, y'all.

Texas Observer · Jan 31, 2020

Bald Eagle Numbers on Lake Buchanan Hit a Record Low

The midwinter survey of bald eagles at Lake Buchanan found the lowest number ever recorded, and illegal duck hunting could be a factor.

Texas Observer · Jan 30, 2020

An Incendiary New Book Reveals How Politics in El Paso Are Rigged

“Who Rules El Paso?” shows how a coterie of rich, primarily white Republicans control local government.

Texas Observer · Jan 29, 2020

What the GOP’s Big Win in Fort Bend County Means for 2020

The special election runoff rout is a sobering reminder for Democrats that the GOP still dominates much of Texas. But it wasn’t the 2020 death knell that Republicans have made it out to be.

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