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
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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
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
(Editor’s Note: The author is a social work student at Texas A&M University–Central Texas.) On May 20, a black hearse drawn by dark horses led the march of University of Texas at Austin students, clad all in black clothes, past … Continued
At least 135 public schools have closed or have been approved to close all across Texas since late 2023, as districts face budget crises amid state funding shortfalls, according to data gathered by the public school advocacy organization Our Schools … Continued