Plans for U.S. gas pipelines could lock in a dramatic increase in fossil fuel exports and their greenhouse gas emissions, a new report finds.| The Texas Observer
Texas law enforcement agencies and others around the nation are reviving a long-dead "task force" program that led to racial profiling in the past.| The Texas Observer
Senator Charles Perry outlines an expansive vision of where Texans will get their H₂O in the coming decades.| The Texas Observer
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.| The Texas Observer
Rehab on the Range tells the story of Texas’ role in one of the largest federal forays into drug treatment.| The Texas Observer
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.| The Texas Observer
Data shows that firearms were purchased in 212 Texas counties before being trafficked to Mexico and recovered as crime guns from 2015-2022, for a total of nearly 22,000 firearms.| The Texas Observer
During the power outage following the storm, a shocking lack of support in vulnerable communities reflected a larger breakdown in coordination between the state, CenterPoint Energy, and local governments.| The Texas Observer
DPS plans to spend millions in taxpayer dollars on a controversial software, used first as part of Governor Abbott’s border crackdown, to “disrupt potential domestic terrorism.”| The Texas Observer
But Governor Abbott completes his evisceration of anti-voucher incumbents.| The Texas Observer
Kowtowing to the legislature, UT Austin disbanded all its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs wholesale—with little input from students or faculty.| The Texas Observer
A fifth-grader reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and detained.| The Texas Observer