The Texas Observer: Investigating Texas Since 1954
Nov 12, 2024 · The Texas Observer is a nonprofit news organization known for its independent, investigative reporting, narrative storytelling, and cultural criticism.
Death Row Inmate Clinton Young's Attorney Reflects on His Case
Jun 7, 2021 · An Irreversible Sentence. Using dubious evidence, Texas condemned Clinton Young to death almost 20 years ago. I traveled 3,000 miles to Texas to help him. by Merel Pontier. June 7, 2021, 8:00 AM ...
Chasing the Chupacabra, a Lone Star State Legend - The Texas …
Oct 27, 2016 · I n the summer of 1995, a wave of livestock killings rocked the towns of rural Puerto Rico. The victims were found with wounds at their throats, seemingly empty of blood. Without a culprit, dark ...
November/December 2024 - The Texas Observer
November / December 2024. Subscribers to the bi-monthly print and digital editions of the Texas Observer get the first look at our in-depth, investigative reporting before it’s published online ...
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 ...
A Century After the Porvenir Massacre, Remembering One of …
January 31, 2018, 9:24 AM, CST. On January 28, 1918, a band of Texas Rangers and ranchers raided the tiny Presidio County village of Porvenir in the middle of the night. The rangers were angry ...
MOLLY NATIONAL JOURNALISM PRIZES - The Texas Observer
The MOLLY National Journalism Prize gala honors Molly Ivins’ legacy, helps support the publication and reporting produced by the Texas Observer, and awards the best investigative journalism in ...
How Texas Diminished a Once-Rigorous Air Pollution Monitoring …
Oct 8, 2024 · Twenty years ago, a robust mobile monitoring team used to make regular visits to Texas’ biggest industrial hubs. According to logs obtained via records request, the team completed 36 monitoring ...
Some Texas Prisoners Allowed Only Four Hours of Sleep a Night, …
Apr 2, 2024 · At 10:30 p.m., it’s time to “rack up.” The men at the Estelle Unit in Huntsville retire to their cells and get into bed, hallway lights streaming in through cell windows.
In Texas’ High Criminal Court Races, the Stakes Are Life or Death
Oct 16, 2024 · The race for Place 7 on the bench is between Republican Gina Parker and Democrat Nancy Mulder. Parker has worked as an attorney in McLennan County—which hasn’t had a death penalty case in ...