The Texas Observer: Investigating Texas Since 1954
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What the Black Lives Matter Protests Mean for East Texas
WEBJun 19, 2020 · Lives. Matter. Racism and high rates of violence in East Texas can be traced to slavery. By 1860, the vast majority of enslaved Black people in Texas–who made up 30 percent of the state’s ...
Chasing the Chupacabra, a Lone Star State Legend - The Texas …
WEBOct 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 ...
Joe Horn and Five Years with the Texas Castle Doctrine
WEBMay 9, 2012 · In November 2007, two months after Texas’ new “castle doctrine” law took effect, a 61-year-old retiree named Joe Horn called to report a pair of burglars in the home next to his. “I’ve ...
'On the Porch' Celebrates Terlingua and Its Residents - The Texas …
WEBSep 10, 2021 · The mines went bust after World War II and workers abandoned their homes. For 30 years, the desolate town was an assemblage of sun-baked ruins, a cemetery with unmarked graves, and a long, lonely ...
Why Texas Wasn’t Prepared for Winter Storm Uri
WEBFebruary 22, 2021, 8:55 AM, CST. The snow has melted and the record-breaking, freezing temperatures have warmed back up, but Texans in nearly every county will be dealing with the aftermath of ...
What Must Happen for Texas to Turn Blue - The Texas Observer
WEBMay 23, 2013 · For Texas to ever become competitive for them, Democrats will need to lock down Harris County. Home to 4.2 million Texans, almost 70 percent of whom are non-white, Houston is the present and ...
Assessing the Damage from the Galveston Bay Oil Spill
WEBApril 7, 2014, 3:44 PM, CDT. From either an ecological or public relations perspective, the Galveston Bay oil spill in March that released 168,000 gallons of thick, residual oil had the makings of ...
What Electing A New Railroad Commissioner Means for Texans
WEBFebruary 25, 2022, 4:24 PM, CST. The race for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission is getting some long-overdue attention—for all the wrong reasons. One of three seats on the Commission ...
Texas Students Are Receiving a Miseducation on Climate Change
WEBNovember 17, 2021, 9:35 AM, CST. Last year, the state of Texas got a failing grade when it came to teaching public school students about climate change. A report by the National Center for Science ...