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.
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WEBAug 29, 2024 · Members or supporters of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, identified by the Texas Observer and Bellingcat, appear to have perpetrated a possible hate crime at the location of a river tubing company ...
Who Writes History? The Fight to Commemorate a Massacre by …
WEBNov 27, 2018 · The Fight to Commemorate a Massacre by the Texas Rangers. In 1918, a state-sanctioned vigilante force killed 15 unarmed Mexicans in Porvenir. When their descendants applied for a historical marker ...
The Rural Health Care Crisis, Mapped - The Texas Observer
WEBNov 20, 2019 · More than a quarter of Texans live in an underserved county. As a result, many of Texas’ rural residents end up traveling hours for care—and because of this, people are dying. Using data from ...
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 ...
Texas Sets New Hate Crimes Record, DPS Data Show
WEBJune 27, 2023, 8:57 AM, CDT. Newly released data collected from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) show that hate crimes in Texas increased by 6.4 percent from 2021 to 2022, marking the ...
The Walls Prison Break–50 Years Later - The Texas Observer
WEBAugust 16, 2024, 7:00 AM, CDT. Fifty years ago last month, prisoner Fred Gomez Carrasco and an accomplice, Rudolfo Dominguez, died in a shoot-out during an attempted prison break at the Huntsville ...
The 7 Most Pressing Issues Facing Rural Texas - The Texas Observer
WEBDec 20, 2017 · It’s been a tough year for rural Texas. In 2017, the 3.8 million Texans who live outside the state’s metro areas bore a bevy of hardships, including hospital closures, struggling economies and ...
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 ...
'Seadrift' Dredges Up a Little Known—and Deeply …
WEBIn 1976, about 150 Vietnamese refugees arrived in Seadrift, invited by the owner of a crab processing plant to pick meat from shells for $40 a day. Many saved up, bought their own boats and made a ...
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