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These floods do not come from nowhere. They are an effect of larger historical, structural, and environmental processes.

Fear and reticence spread in Fort Worth as Sally Mann’s nude photos of her children were held as police evidence.

Reckless agency layoffs and the dismantling of federal relief programs could leave the Lone Star State in peril.

Drought has hollowed out Chihuahua’s Conchos Valley and bred civil unrest as South Texas demands the water it’s owed.

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To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, visit our Loon Star State section. Find Observer political reporting here.

As we celebrate Pride Month, I am struck by the contrast of what I know to be true about this region and what the popular ...

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The NSA whistleblower, with a memoir coming later this year, faces the barriers for Texans with felony records.

Latin American and Border Studies at the University of Texas at El Paso and is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in cultural anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He spent 2024 conducting ...

Contact Trudy Taylor Smith is senior administrator of policy and advocacy with Children's Defense Fund-Texas.