The Texas Observer: Investigating Texas Since 1954
WEBThe Texas Observer is a nonprofit news organization known for its independent, investigative reporting, narrative storytelling, and cultural criticism.
Prison Visitation is a Lifeline for Incarcerated People. Why is TDJC ...
WEBMay 18, 2020 · Criminal Justice. Locked Out. Visitation is a critical lifeline for incarcerated people, yet some families say Texas prison officials ban them from seeing loved ones over petty or unproven claims ...
Staff - The Texas Observer
WEBGus Bova is the interim editor-in-chief of the Texas Observer.In 2016, he joined the Observer as an intern, later becoming a staff writer and an assistant editor.He’s covered immigration ...
Steven Monacelli - The Texas Observer
WEBJul 30, 2024 · Steven Monacelli is a freelance investigative journalist in Dallas. His reporting has been featured in Rolling Stone, The Daily Beast, The Real News, Dallas Observer, Dallas Weekly, and more. He ...
House Votes to Strip Vouchers from HB 1 Omnibus Spending Bill
WEBNov 17, 2023 · Texas Legislature. House Votes 84-63 to Strip Vouchers from Omnibus School Funding Bill. Rural Republicans team up with Dems to reject vouchers in intra party showdown on the House floor.
Who Runs Texas? - The Texas Observer
WEBJul 30, 2010 · Who Runs Texas? by Dave McNeely. July 30, 2010, 3:50 PM, CDT. A long standing argument is that the lieutenant governor of Texas is more powerful than the governor. It’s that way by design ...
How Christian Nationalism Moved from the Fringe to the White …
WEBMar 10, 2020 · Katherine Stewart’s The Power Worshippers exposes the Christian right’s attempts to revise history and create an American theocracy.
A Century After the Porvenir Massacre, Remembering One of …
WEBJanuary 31, 2018, 9:24 AM, CST. On January 28, 1918, a band of Texas Rangers and ranchers raided the tiny Presidio County village of Porvenir in the middle of the night. The rangers were angry ...
The Rise and Fall of the 'Freest Little City in Texas'
WEBJul 31, 2017 · Reyes lives near I-35 in a distinct two-story blue house. A retired buyer for a beauty supply company, she moved from San Antonio to Von Ormy in 1982. When Martinez de Vara stepped down as mayor ...
How Texas Institutions Flout the Native American Graves …
WEBNov 16, 2020 · Under a federal law called the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), passed in 1990, institutions such as museums and universities that receive any federal funding and ...
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