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Founded in 1954, the Texas Observer is a #progressive #nonprofit news outlet and print #magazine covering the Lone Star State.

Follow Interim Editor-in-Chief https://texasobserver.social/@gusbova
McHam Investigative Reporting Fellow https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee

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Crossing a historic threshold, Mexicans appear poised to elect a woman as president this Sunday but to otherwise leave politics largely unchanged. Reprinted with permission from palabra. and Puente News Collaborative: https://www.texasobserver.org/in-mexicos-historic-vote-politics-are-little-changed/

TexasObserver, to Texas
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“The water is coming up, up and up. ... You can see the little fish in my yard. It was like a river.”

From the archives, 2019: An Observer investigation found that unregulated dams across #Texas are increasingly failing—putting people and property in jeopardy. https://www.texasobserver.org/dammed-to-fail/

#infrastructure #politics #USpol #news #flood #weather

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Runoff coverage: Two community organizers-turned-candidates see their wins as a progressive blueprint for taking on the establishment and mobilizing the Democratic base. https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-progressives-win-runoffs/ via @josephinelee

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“This is not about the blatant public of bribes, extortion, and theft. This is about the corruption of looking the other way.”

From the archives, by Investigations Editor Lise Olsen: The Texas Rangers are tasked with investigating corruption and crimes by public officials. Those officials are rarely held accountable. https://www.texasobserver.org/corrupt-texas-politicians-face-little-accountability/

TexasObserver, to incarcerated
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“I have friends in hell. They send me pain-soaked letters every month that feel like a punch to the gut when they land in the mailbox.” https://www.texasobserver.org/texans-trapped-in-solitary-confinement/

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The Republican Party's destruction of anti-voucher incumbents is complete. But they fell short of winning their ”prized pelt” in the run-off election, reports Senior Writer Justin Miller: https://www.texasobserver.org/phelan-abbott-house-republican-runoffs/

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Both Lauren Ashley Simmons, who trounced four-term incumbent Shawn Thierry, and Molly Cook, who narrowly beat House Representative Jarvis Johnson, drew upon the community they helped organize to turn out votes leading up to yesterday’s runoff election. It paid off.

From Reporting Fellow @josephinelee: https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-progressives-win-runoffs/

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Texas disappears more people in long-term solitary cells than all other states and the federal system combined. Today, we share the voices of prisoners within this hidden world: https://texasobserver.org/texans-trapped-in-solitary-confinement/

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Earlier: “They feel more legitimized and more like what they do will be overlooked or even encouraged by law enforcement.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/border-vigilantes-law-enforcement-texas-arizona/

#border #Police #news #politics #USpol #Texas #Arizona #extremism #immigration

TexasObserver, to Texas
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From the archives: “My mind whirred with all the reasons I was not the right person. We never thought we were filing what would become the Supreme Court case.” https://www.texasobserver.org/roes-grassroots-beginnings-abortion-ut-austin/

TexasObserver, (edited ) to politics
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“If the facts as you just stated are true, then apparently some people are above the law.”

Last week: The Texas Observer and Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting have found that armed vigilantes have forged relationships with local and federal law enforcement—ties that appear to elevate risks of violence in already volatile #border regions. https://www.texasobserver.org/border-vigilantes-law-enforcement-texas-arizona/

#politics #news #USpol #Mexico #Arizona #Texas #SouthTexas #immigration #police

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“The Remnant Alliance is just the latest version of an ongoing effort to politicize evangelical pastors and their congregations by the radical right wing of the Republican Party.”

Featured: A new coalition of Christian nationalist groups is mobilizing congregations to take over Texas school boards. https://www.texasobserver.org/christian-schoolboards-education-k12/ via @stevanzetti

#news #politics #USpol #education #schools #religion #extremism #Texas #NorthTexas #homophobia

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We're excited to share the finalists and winner of the 2024 MOLLY National Journalism Prize! The MOLLY Prize honors former TXO editor/columnist Molly Ivins’ legacy, and awards the best investigative journalism in the U.S. This year's judges had their work cut out for them!

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Armed vigilantes in TX and AZ are collaborating with law enforcement, who have sometimes failed to arrest or charge them—even when vigilantes were filming committing crimes in front of officers, or when police documented violations.
https://www.texasobserver.org/border-vigilantes-law-enforcement-texas-arizona/

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This time in Strangest State: Power outages, alligators and Elon Musk. https://www.texasobserver.org/strangest-state-powerlines-ufos-cockfights-elon-musk/

If you see a strange local news story around , give us a shout at strangest[at]texasobserver[dot]org.

TexasObserver, to Texas
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“I cry every night because she is not here and she is not here because our system in failed us.”

From the archives, by Interim Editor-in-Chief @gusbova: As the anniversary of the Uvalde tragedy approaches, a look back at the movement that arose around the parents, and the city's history of community organizing for justice. https://www.texasobserver.org/uvalde-guns-protest-walkout/

TexasObserver, to politics
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“It shouldn’t take this amount of money to get justice.”

From yesterday: Daniel Villegas was acquitted of a crime for which he served nearly 20 years in prison. James Montoya, one of the prosecutors who tried to keep him locked up, is running for district attorney. https://www.texasobserver.org/el-paso-da-race-wrongful-conviction/

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“A force of nature.”

Newspaper reporter-turned-tenacious organizer Tricia Cortez has spent the past decade in the middle of ’s biggest policy battles. From Assistant Editor Justin Miller: https://www.texasobserver.org/laredo-wall-tricia-cortez-profile-border/

TexasObserver, to austin
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“I was loving living by the lake and everything, getting to see these deer, people passing by jogging and all that.”

From the archives, by Interim Editor-in-Chief @gusbova: The City of is back to playing whack-a-mole with its large unsheltered population. https://www.texasobserver.org/neither-here-nor-there/

TexasObserver, (edited ) to Texas
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“Twice, my daughters have confronted the stark reality of guns in Uvalde schools. ...”

From our magazine: As the anniversary approaches, a mother who lost her daughter, and a photographer who embedded in the southwest town, reflect on the tragedy. https://www.texasobserver.org/uvalde-two-years-later-photo-essay/

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“The Board and the Governor have put their politics over justice and made a mockery of our legal system.”

Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott issued a full pardon for Daniel Perry, who killed Garrett Foster, a protester at a Black Lives Matter march in 2020. Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti explains all the context the governor ignored: https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-pardon-daniel-perry-garrett-foster/

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From our magazine: Ken Paxton joins a very exclusive club. https://www.texasobserver.org/loon-star-state-the-above-the-law-society/

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“We want to pray for immigrants and refugees who seek a better life in our country.”

From Reporting Fellow Francesca D'Annunzio in our magazine: In Eagle Pass, the faithful gather in state-occupied Shelby Park to mourn migrants who have died trying to reach the United States. https://www.texasobserver.org/mourning-migrants-with-the-militarys-permission/

#news #politics #religion #border #immigration #USpol #Texas #SouthTexas

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Featured: “Arrests are going to become the weapon of choice for all city officials. We just can’t have a system that treats arrests more leniently than other ways of punishing your critics.” https://www.texasobserver.org/small-town-politics-national-consequences/

#news #politics #USpol #CriminalJustice #Texas #SouthTexas #SCOTUS

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“If it’s selective, then the park is not really open, is it?”

Officials at the Texas Military insist Eagle Pass’ Shelby Park is open—but residents have said they’ve been turned away or threatened with arrest. From Reporting Fellow Francesca D'Annunzio https://www.texasobserver.org/eagle-pass-shelby-park-abbott-military-closed-open/

#news #politics #SouthTexas #border #USpol #Texas #HumanRights #military

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