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.
New Podcast Remembers South Padre Island Queen Isabella …
WEBAug 23, 2021 · Culture. Troubled Water. Four days after 9/11, a towing barge crashed into the Queen Isabella Causeway, killing eight people. Twenty years later, the fishermen who saved three lives are telling ...
Republicans’ Gerrymandered Maps Turn Back Time in Texas
WEBOct 22, 2021 · Republicans’ Gerrymandered Maps Turn Back Time in Texas. Once again, Republicans draw the lines of power to protect their incumbents and amplify their white, conservative, rural base—and deny ...
Energy Tycoon Kelcy Warren’s Gave $1 Million to Greg Abbott
WEBJul 20, 2021 · That immense bounty soon trickled down to Governor Greg Abbott. On June 23, Warren cut a check to Abbott’s campaign for $1 million, according to the governor’s latest campaign finance filing ...
Heritage of Abuse - The Texas Observer
WEBApr 23, 2012 · But dig a little below the surface, and the idyllic veneer of this place begins to peel and crumble. A Texas Observer investigation has found allegations of child sex abuse involving at least six ...
Texas Solar Hits a Turning Point - The Texas Observer
WEBAug 13, 2020 · News. Texas Solar Hits a Turning Point. As the coronavirus pandemic devastates the state’s already flailing oil and gas industry, solar energy production is on a trajectory for record growth.
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 ...
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 ...
Neglect in Texas Nursing Homes Leads to Injuries, Death
WEBJul 13, 2020 · New York, the state with the most people in nursing homes, had 162. In the past five years, at least 143 people have died due to neglect and poor quality of care in Texas nursing homes. “Abuse ...
To Understand the El Paso Massacre, Look to the Long Legacy of …
WEBAug 9, 2019 · All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions:. Articles must link back to the original article and contain the ...