The Gas Peddle Special interests spent years influencing city and county leaders’ decisions to ignore Laguna Madre community concerns about a fossil fuel build-out. Texas Observer · May 4
Flores vs. Flores: GOP primary for South Texas congressional seat hinges on who can beat the Democrats Mayra Flores argues her “battle scars” make her the best bet to beat Democrat Vicente Gonzalez. Eric Flores says his opponent is a proven “loser” after back-to-back defeats. The Texas Tribune · Feb 26
Hundreds gather at high school stadium to honor the many lost to Texas deadly floods Several hundred people have gathered for a worship ceremony at a high school stadium in Texas The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025
South Texas county leaders will lose some authority over SpaceX launches under new bill The lawmakers behind the bill promised there would not be an increase in the number of days the beach is closed. The Texas Tribune · Apr 3, 2025
Brownsville Elected Officials Are Doing PR for Embattled LNG Megaproject The mayor, county judge, and others are parroting talking points provided by liquefied natural gas developer NextDecade, as the company faces another legal hurdle. Texas Observer · Dec 19, 2024
Armed Texas teacher pulls gun outside home to prevent attack on girl, 15 ‘I pointed the gun at him and told him to get off her,’ the middle school teacher told reporters The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024
Labeled ‘Hispanic’ Lipan Apaches across Texas are challenging the myth that their tribe was wiped out. Texas Observer · Jul 6, 2022
The children who lost a parent to coronavirus More than a million Americans have died of Covid, leaving 213,000 children bereft of at least one primary caregiver. Photographer Callaghan O’Hare visits two families now missing a parent and meets the children whose lives are permanently scarred by the pandemic The Independent UK · May 27, 2022
For children who lost a parent, the pandemic pain will never end Aidan Garza often talks about his dad in the present tense, as if David Garza were still right across the living room, sitting in his favorite chair, calling the 12-year-old over to watch a Star Wars series. Reuters · May 6, 2022