The Paxton impeachment may have lit the match, but this fight is fueled by a yearslong campaign to incinerate what remains of bipartisan comity in the lower chamber.

The Paxton impeachment may have lit the match, but this fight is fueled by a yearslong campaign to incinerate what remains of ...

A new book reveals the secrets of moon memorabilia and the friendship between a famous Texas astronaut and his barber.

Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley. He is the author of several short stories, poems, and essays. He holds degrees from the ...

A version of this story ran in the September / October 2024 issue.

The private firms who have operated the tollway will be paid $1.7 billion by TxDOT, adding to the profit they’ve already made ...

The private firms who have operated the tollway will be paid $1.7 billion by TxDOT, adding to the profit they’ve already made in toll revenues, construction contracts, and sales of shares.

Former employees say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality weakened the unit in the years following the onset of the ...

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: “It’s all smoke and mirrors,” said Tim Doty, a former mobile ...

For a third time, the Cameron County District Attorney's Office had asked for more time to pursue criminal charges against 11-year-old Timothy Murray.

Mexico treaties, I trip over the word “friendship.” Ostensibly, it's like saying, “We are friends, so I’m taking your land.” ...