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The Texas Observer: Investigating Texas Since 1954
The Texas Observer is a nonprofit news organization known for its independent, investigative reporting, narrative storytelling, and cultural criticism.
https://www.texasobserver.org/
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The Texas Observer: Investigating Texas Since 1954
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The Texas Observer is a nonprofit news organization known for its independent, investigative reporting, narrative storytelling, and cultural criticism.
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  1. Sections
  2. About
  3. The Magazine
  4. Support
  5. Search
  6. Socials
  7. Industry Threatens Water Supplies and Coastal Ecology Near Corpus Christi
  8. Featured Stories
  9. The Flowers of Campo Santo
  10. Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Fueled Sierra Blanca Migrant Shooting, Advocates Say
  11. Racist Busing Rides Again
  12. The Latest
  13. Roland Gutierrez Won’t Let Greg Abbott Forget Uvalde
  14. Christians Must Publicly Denounce Christian Nationalism
  15. Right-Wing Protectionism is Costing Texas
  16. Crime, Statistics, and the Harris County Judge’s Race
  17. WhoDunnIt?: West Texas Billionaire Funds “Pink Slime” Journalism
  18. SIGN UP FOR TEXAS OBSERVER EMAILS
  19. Politics
  20. The Most Notorious Neo-Fascist Hate Group in Texas Can’t Catch A Break
  21. The Classroom Culture War Comes to Round Rock
  22. Progressive Prosecutor on Trial in Dallas Election
  23. Environment
  24. Black Residents of Corpus Christi’s Hillcrest Back in Court Over Pollution
  25. Setting Fires to Save the Houston Toad
  26. Indigenous Leaders Fight to Keep Natural Gas Pipelines Off Sacred Lands
  27. Culture
  28. Better Read Than Dead, A Reading List
  29. Rappers Keep Getting Murdered in Texas
  30. Malas Calles/Mean Streets
  31. GET THE MAGAZINE
  32. Past issues
  33. Sections
  34. About
  35. The Magazine
  36. Contact
  37. Support
  38. Events
  39. Shop
  40. SIGN UP FOR TEXAS OBSERVER EMAILS
  1. November/December 2022
  2. September / October 2022
  3. July / August 2022
  4. May / June 2022
  5. March / April 2022
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  1. The Texas Observer
  2. Join
  3. Donate
  4. Leak
  5. Donate
  6. Border and Immigration
  7. Civil Rights
  8. Criminal Justice
  9. Culture
  10. Education
  11. Environment
  12. Housing
  13. Labor
  14. Loon Star State
  15. Politics
  16. Public Health
  17. Reviews
  18. Photo Essays
  19. About the Observer
  20. Staff
  21. The Texas Democracy Foundation
  22. MOLLY National Journalism Prizes
  23. Work for the Texas Observer
  24. Syndication
  25. Get the Magazine
  26. Current Issue
  27. Archives
  28. Donate
  29. Become a Member
  30. Legacy Giving
  31. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-water-exxon-desalinization/
  32. Industry Threatens Water Supplies and Coastal Ecology Near Corpus Christi
  33. Dylan Baddour
  34. Keep Reading
  35. https://www.texasobserver.org/the-flowers-of-campo-santo/
  36. The Flowers of Campo Santo
  37. Christopher Collins
  38. https://www.texasobserver.org/anti-immigrant-rhetoric-fueled-sierra-blanca-migrant-shooting-advocates-say/
  39. Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Fueled Sierra Blanca Migrant Shooting, Advocates Say
  40. Rob D’Amico
  41. https://www.texasobserver.org/reverse-freedom-rides-migrant-buses/
  42. Racist Busing Rides Again
  43. Matthew Van Meter
  44. https://www.texasobserver.org/roland-gutierrez-wont-let-greg-abbott-forget-uvalde/
  45. News
  46. Roland Gutierrez Won’t Let Greg Abbott Forget Uvalde
  47. Michelle Pitcher
  48. https://www.texasobserver.org/christian-nationalism-texas-pastors/
  49. News
  50. Christians Must Publicly Denounce Christian Nationalism
  51. Wendi Gordon
  52. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-boycott-oil-gas-guns-anti-esg-law/
  53. News
  54. Right-Wing Protectionism is Costing Texas
  55. Justin Miller
  56. https://www.texasobserver.org/harris-county-judge-crime-2022/
  57. Criminal Justice
  58. Crime, Statistics, and the Harris County Judge’s Race
  59. Arman Badrei
  60. https://www.texasobserver.org/whodunnit-west-texas-billionaire-funds-pink-slime-journalism/
  61. Politics
  62. WhoDunnIt?: West Texas Billionaire Funds “Pink Slime” Journalism
  63. Steven Monacelli
  64. See all
  65. https://www.texasobserver.org/patriot-front-lawsuit-vandalism/
  66. Politics
  67. The Most Notorious Neo-Fascist Hate Group in Texas Can’t Catch A Break
  68. Steven Monacelli
  69. https://www.texasobserver.org/the-classroom-culture-war-comes-to-round-rock/
  70. Politics
  71. The Classroom Culture War Comes to Round Rock
  72. James Dobbins
  73. https://www.texasobserver.org/john-creuzot-progressive-prosecutor-election-2022/
  74. Politics
  75. Progressive Prosecutor on Trial in Dallas Election
  76. Michelle Pitcher
  77. See all
  78. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-hillcrest-pollution-lawsuits/
  79. Environment
  80. Black Residents of Corpus Christi’s Hillcrest Back in Court Over Pollution
  81. Dylan Baddour
  82. https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-toad-film-festival-bastrop-county/
  83. Environment
  84. Setting Fires to Save the Houston Toad
  85. Delger Erdenesanaa
  86. https://www.texasobserver.org/carrizo-comecrudo-natural-gas-indigenous/
  87. Environment
  88. Indigenous Leaders Fight to Keep Natural Gas Pipelines Off Sacred Lands
  89. Dylan Baddour
  90. See all
  91. https://www.texasobserver.org/better-read-than-dead-a-reading-list/
  92. Culture
  93. Better Read Than Dead, A Reading List
  94. Roberto Ontiveros
  95. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-rappers-killed-desto-straap/
  96. Culture
  97. Rappers Keep Getting Murdered in Texas
  98. Craig D. Lindsey
  99. https://www.texasobserver.org/malas-calles-mean-streets-poetry/
  100. Culture
  101. Malas Calles/Mean Streets
  102. Fernando Esteban Flores
  103. See all
  104. Learn more
  105. September / October 2022
  106. July / August 2022
  107. May / June 2022
  108. March / April 2022
  109. See all
  110. https://www.texasobserver.org
  111. Border and Immigration
  112. Civil Rights
  113. COVID-19
  114. Criminal Justice
  115. Culture
  116. Education
  117. Environment
  118. Housing
  119. Indigenous Affairs
  120. Labor
  121. Loon Star State
  122. Politics
  123. Public Health
  124. Rural Texas
  125. Reviews
  126. Photo Essays
  127. Poetry
  128. About the Observer
  129. Staff
  130. The Molly National Journalism Prize
  131. The Texas Democracy Foundation
  132. Syndication
  133. Work for the Texas Observer
  134. Get the Magazine
  135. Archives
  136. Where to Find the Texas Observer
  137. Contacts List
  138. Leak to the Observer
  139. Pitch to the Texas Observer
  140. Donate
  141. Become a Member
  142. Legacy Giving
  143. Privacy Policy
  144. Terms and Conditions
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