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How Katharine Hayhoe Stays Hopeful as the Planet Warms
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The Texas Tech professor and lead author on the last three National Climate Assessments wants you to talk about how to live in a warming world.
The Fight to Make Austin Affordable
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On a brisk Saturday morning in November, a group of two dozen cyclists pauses in front of a four-story apartment complex in East Austin. The Terrace at Oak Springs, run by the nonprofit Integral Care, opened in September to provide …
Two New Books Explore the Limits of the #MeToo Movement in Texas and Beyond
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Two years after women started speaking out and revealing powerful predators, are too many Texas secrets still locked away in a “whisper network”?
Why I Started a Book Club in the Harris County Jail
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Education programs make jails safer and reduce rates of recidivism when people reenter society.
On Rodney Reed Case, Greg Abbott Gets a Political Reprieve
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A last-minute court intervention relieved political pressure on the Texas governor, who was ultimately able to keep his capital punishment bona fides intact.
Driving My Life Away
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Two decades ago, 14 of the state’s 254 counties had no doctor. Today, that number has jumped to 33. More than 20 other counties have just one.
Why I Still Love Luby's
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Luby’s is closing restaurants and generally struggling. What do we lose if we lose one of the nation’s first cafeteria chains?
‘Almost Akin to a Political Coup’: Houston Teachers Fight Back Against State Takeover of HISD
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In a last-ditch effort to stop a state takeover of HISD, the Houston teachers union is suing the state for disenfranchising voters of color.
A Dying Town
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When a rural hospital dies, the community around it starts to follow suit.
‘We Build the Wall’ Lands in South Texas, Vilifies Priest and Butterfly Refuge
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Accusing a priest of supporting human trafficking and a nature center of butterfly-smuggling is one way to make friends when you’re the new kid in town.
I’ve Lived in East Austin for 60 Years, and I Don’t Recognize it Anymore
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As gentrification reshapes my neighborhood, I fear we’re losing something of real value to our city.
The Rural Health Care Crisis, Mapped
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Texas is facing a rural health care crisis. How many doctors are in your county?
The Molly National Journalism Prize Submissions
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Starting December 1, 2018, through February 28, 2019, the Texas Observer and the Texas Democracy Foundation will be accepting entries for the 2019 MOLLY National Journalism Prize.
Rick Perry Exports His Pay-to-Play Politics to Ukraine
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Perry has talked about his aspirations for Ukraine to become “the Texas of Europe.” On the corporate cronyism front, he may just have succeeded.
If DACA Ends, It Would Be a ‘Catastrophe’ For Dreamers
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On June 15, 2012, Juan Carlos Cerda was installing a fan on the second-floor bedroom of a house in Preston Hollow, a wealthy neighborhood in north Dallas, when President Barack Obama appeared on television. Standing in the Rose Garden at …