The Texas Observer: Investigating Texas Since 1954
Dec 20, 2024 · The Texas Observer is a nonprofit news organization known for its independent, investigative reporting, narrative storytelling, and cultural criticism.
Texas Will Be on the ‘Front Lines’ of Mass Deportation
Nov 7, 2024 · Francesca D'Annunzio is a Roy W. Howard investigative reporting fellow at the Texas Observer.D’Annunzio has reported on topics ranging from deportations in the Dominican Republic, Christian ...
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Dec 18, 2024 · TEA Exoneration of Mike Miles’ Charter Schools Leaves Questions Unanswered, Raises New Ones . An agency report challenging media stories overlooks the charter schools’ compliance with federal ...
'There Have to Be Limits': Lawsuit Urges Scorching Prisons to Cool …
Apr 22, 2024 · Last June, Bernhardt Tiede suffered a likely stroke while living in a prison cell that regularly got up to around 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The 65-year-old—whose story inspired the 2011 Richard ...
In the Rio Grande Valley, the Red Wave Makes Landfall
Nov 6, 2024 · Four long years ago, much ado was made about the inroads made by then-President Donald Trump in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, the four-county region of 1.4 million mostly Hispanic residents at the ...
How Mass Deportations Would ‘Devastate’ Texas
Oct 21, 2024 · Francesca D'Annunzio is a Roy W. Howard investigative reporting fellow at the Texas Observer.D’Annunzio has reported on topics ranging from deportations in the Dominican Republic, Christian ...
Greg Abbott’s Border 'Theatrics' Now Include Acting Like the State ...
Oct 3, 2024 · Governor Greg Abbott is, once again, using the border to test the bounds of his authority. Last month, Abbott designated Tren de Aragua, a transnational criminal organization with roots in a ...
September/October 2024 - The Texas Observer
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A Burned-out Texas Teacher Unseated His School Board President
Mar 21, 2023 · Andrew Gonzales never expected his name to be on a ballot. The 30-year-old native Austinite had taught for seven years in the Austin Independent School District (AISD) before quitting in October ...
Steven Monacelli - The Texas Observer
Dec 4, 2024 · Steven Monacelli is a freelance investigative journalist in Dallas. His reporting has been featured in Rolling Stone, The Daily Beast, The Real News, Dallas Observer, Dallas Weekly, and more. He ...