‘Failures and Grift’: Gina Hinojosa Wants to Stop Greg Abbott from Making History
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 21:01:11 +0000
Greg Abbott intends to run for reelection to a fourth term as Texas governor in 2026, which if served to completion would secure his spot in the history books as the longest-serving top executive in the Lone Star State. He’s at the height of his powers and is arguably in as strong a position as […]
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What a North Texas Pride Fest Taught Me About Today’s ‘Rainbow Panic’
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:04:38 +0000
At the end of the “Satanic Panic” of the 1980s, a man in my hometown was accused of sexually abusing children. The claims were bizarre: He had supposedly taken children to secret tunnels beneath a church, killed animals, and forced children to participate in satanic rituals. The trial became a public spectacle when the CEO […]
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A Night at the Screamo Bookstore
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:38:15 +0000
On another night, Alienated Majesty Books near the University of Texas at Austin campus might host a conversation with a novelist or a poetry open mic. But on this Saturday, the shelves and tables holding new releases have been pushed to the side, opening up the large polished cement floor. A drum kit sits in […]
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Border Barriers to Harm Reduction
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:15:00 +0000
Editor’s Note: This story is a collaboration between Puente News Collaborative and the Texas Observer. As the healthcare workers approach the small collection of makeshift shelters along the train tracks that cut through the northern Mexico industrial hub of Ciudad Juárez, the people who gather in this place to use drugs prepare for their arrival. […]
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In Dallas, Organizers Mourn the Immigrant Victims of Recent ICE Shooting
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:39:18 +0000
On September 24, a gunman shot at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas, killing two immigrants, Norlan Guzman-Fuentes and Miguel Ángel García-Hernández, and seriously injuring another, Jose Andres Bordones-Molina, who were being detained at the site. The federal government was quick to blame the attack on the “far left” and the […]
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A Brazilian Carpenter’s 51-Day Detention Journey from Vermont to Texas
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:42:11 +0000
Editor’s Note: This story was produced by Agência Pública (Brazil). You can read the original version here. It was late afternoon on June 17 in Newport, Vermont, when six Brazilian carpenters left the house where they were working on a renovation. On the horizon, eight patrol cars appeared at high speed and suddenly stopped near […]
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Inside the Rift Between Texas Dems and a Soros-Backed PAC
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:06:04 +0000
On a sunny mid-July evening, dozens packed into a community center in Memorial, one of west Houston’s cushier neighborhoods, to meet state Representative James Talarico, the Austin Democrat whose reedy shoulders presently bear the weight of many Texas liberals’ dreams. Before breaking quorum in August with his fellow House Democrats, the 36-year-old former teacher was […]
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‘I Got a Lot of People Believing in Me’: Robert Roberson Stares Down Death, Again
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:09:14 +0000
Update: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Robert Roberson a stay of execution October 9, a week before he was set to be killed. The decision came after a months-long wait to see if the court would reconsider its previous denial in light of its grant of relief in a similar case last year. […]
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Burden of Proof
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:03:00 +0000
Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of a series on Medicaid Estate Recovery Program collections in Texas. For part 1, see our July/August 2024 issue. In April 2024, Anne-Marie Boyd got a call from her brother, who sounded frantic after opening a letter from Health Management Systems, Inc. (HMS), an Irving company that serves as […]
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Trump’s ICE Has Arrested a Pillar of the Dallas Muslim Community. I Grew Up Hearing His Calls for Compassion.
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:22:49 +0000
When I saw Marwan Marouf’s face plastered on my Instagram feed, under bright red letters announcing he’d been arrested and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the first thing I remembered was his distinctive, gentle voice. For nearly three decades, Brother Marwan, as we know him, has been a constant presence in our community. […]
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