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.
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 ...
Politics - The Texas Observer
WEBAug 13, 2024 · The Company You Keep . Ken and Angela Paxton have ties to a jet-setting lobbyist-turned-CEO caught in a tangled web of alleged fraud involving a powerful business clan and a commercial shipping giant.
Criminal Justice - The Texas Observer
WEBJul 26, 2024 · Taking Prison to Court: Fighting for the Right to Sleep . Michael Garrett sued the Texas Department of Criminal Justice more than a decade ago, and he’s working from inside to keep the case alive.
Local Control and Fracking Lights Up the Texas Lege
WEBMar 24, 2015 · Convergence of Local Control and Fracking Lights Up the Lege. by Priscila Mosqueda. March 24, 2015, 11:04 AM, CDT. Even before voters in Denton passed a measure that made their city the first in ...
Why Don't Texans Vote? - The Texas Observer
WEBOctober 7, 2010, 3:51 PM, CDT. By now it’s a familiar, even worn-out, storyline: In 2008, a surge of new and newly-energized voters helped propel Barack Obama into the White House. Voter turnout ...
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 ...
Earth Is Still Breaking Heat Records - The Texas Observer
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Last year was already the hottest year on record by far, while 10 of the warmest years have all happened in the last decade. Copernicus also notes that before July 2023, the daily global average ...
Dams and Reservoirs Won’t Save Us. This is the New Future of …
WEBAug 22, 2018 · Mode: Shallow Waters. Shallow Waters is a nine-part series on border water and climate change. Part 8. Dams and Reservoirs Won’t Save Us. This is the New Future of Water Infrastructure. In Texas ...
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 ...
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