Turning Back the Clock
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Unity and Discontent at the Texas Dems’ Corpus Convening
At this year’s Texas Democratic Party convention, sounds of the Corpus Christi coastline lulled Lone Star liberals into the recurring dream of a blue wave crashing over the state. After 30 years of Republican rule, Democrats once again insisted that … Continued
Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our July/August 2026 Issue
Texas Observer reader, The following are my remarks, in part, from our May 6 MOLLYs fundraiser gala: Last year, some of you may remember, we published a very viral story in which we identified an ICE prosecutor in Dallas as … Continued
Portrait of Us, 2019-2023
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Worker’s Death at SpaceX Factory Followed Hundreds of Injuries in Recent Years
Around 4 a.m. on May 15, in the 1-year-old South Texas town of Starbase, Jose Luis Bautista, a 25-year-old man from nearby Donna, rode a scissor lift around 50 feet up toward the ceiling of the “Starfactory,” where Elon Musk’s … Continued
Texas’ Refusal to Plan for Climate Change Created a Crisis in Corpus Christi
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared at Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. This story was produced in partnership with the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public … Continued