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Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our January/February 2026 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

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Pitted Against Waste

In bucolic areas near the Louisiana line, residents ask, "Why are Texas taxpayers liable for other states’ toxic waste?"

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Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our November/December 2025 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

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Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our September/October 2025 Issue

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Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our July/August 2025 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

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Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our March/April 2025 Issue

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Our Most-Read Stories of 2024

Online readership numbers are at least one tool to figure out what the Observer audience really loved.

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The Phones Are Still Ringing

Lou Dubose edited the Observer for longer than anyone before or since. He expanded the publication’s coverage south of the border and later co-authored books with Molly Ivins.

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‘This Weird, Messy State We All Love in Spite of Ourselves’

Abby Rapoport continued a family tradition of making the Texas Observer possible—by filling just about every role the organization has.

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Announcing Our Executive Director: Loren Lynch

With our permanent ED in place, we look forward to establishing a truly sustainable foundation for the future.

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Loon Star State: Hoax

Cartoonist Ben Sargent on the Republican view of science and climate change, from the January/February 2024 issue of Texas Observer.

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Insects All Around Us

Exploring the foliage for crawling, flying critters in one of Austin’s most beautiful nature preserves, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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Texas Observer: Covering What Others Won’t

From reader to publisher, Carlton Carl has been part of the Texas Observer for most of its 70 years. A look back at his time with us.

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Top 20 Stories From the Year We Nearly Went Under

After our big comeback (an issue on women's health), we exposed heat deaths at Tesla and USPS, went after the Paxtons, and broke LGBTQ+ news.

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Texas Observer School Board Investigation Spurs Call for Reform

State Representative Erin Zwiener says Texas must improve campaign finance transparency and adopt contribution limits.

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The Fish Whisperer

Half of the fish in the Mission-Aransas Estuary vocalize. One scientist is dedicated to recording and decoding their sounds.

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Disaster Declared for Texas Shrimp

The U.S. market—and seafood processors’ freezers—are overflowing with cheap farm-raised imports. Words and photos by Paula Levihn-Coon.

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Hella Hail Coming Down in Texas

Climate change is increasing the size of stones, making people—and insurance companies—anxious.

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University of Houston’s LGBTQ+ Students Build New Community After Resource Center Closure

Religious leaders and other allies are struggling to fill the gap left by the loss of the vital LGBTQ+ resource center.

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Choose Native Plants!

More Texas gardeners are choosing native plants after 2023’s brutal weather—attracting bees, butterflies, and lower water bills.

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For Firefighters, a Long and Very Hot Summer

In Maverick County, losing a grant meant stretching crews to cover extra shifts and lots of territory.

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Latinos Lured to the Military

A Laredo high school graduate became a Marine, with tragic results.

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Staying Afloat

Lessons for the future of Texas water

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The Hill Country’s Lost Utopia

Castell was once Bettina, Texas, a Utopian community named for a German author and activist who championed the oppressed underclasses.

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Conservative Group Pushes Religious Books While Seeking to Ban Others

The Brave Books campaign, backed by Citizens Defending Freedom, promoted their own publications under the guise of protecting free speech.

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