Fear and reticence spread in Fort Worth as Sally Mann’s nude photos of her children were held as police evidence.

Drought has hollowed out Chihuahua’s Conchos Valley and bred civil unrest as South Texas demands the water it’s owed.

Reckless agency layoffs and the dismantling of federal relief programs could leave the Lone Star State in peril.

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: GOP ...

As we celebrate Pride Month, I am struck by the contrast of what I know to be true about this region and what the popular ...

Articles preferably include Texas Observer alongside author byline (first name last name/Texas Observer). Articles cannot be ...

The NSA whistleblower, with a memoir coming later this year, faces the barriers for Texans with felony records.

To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, visit our Loon Star State section. Find Observer political reporting here.

Children's Defense Fund-Texas.

Latin American and Border Studies at the University of Texas at El Paso and is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in cultural anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He spent 2024 conducting ...

Criminal Justice Moonlighting Midland Prosecutor Means Freedom for Samuel Sanchez “He just cried. He was just overwhelmed with emotion.” ...