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A new book from late author Richard Parker brims with El Paso pride, teasing out the small stuff that make the city unique.

Editor’s Note: Author Richard Parker died early last month, after this review was published in print and days after ...

Joelle DiPaolo is the Observer’s legislative intern covering the 2025 session. She is currently a senior journalism major at ...

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As co-editors of the Texas Observer, Kaye Northcott and Molly Ivins used humor and embedded themselves in the feminist movement.

The governor’s pardon proclamation did not address Daniel Perry's racist comments, stated desire to kill protesters, or inappropriate messages to a self-identified 16-year-old.

In tough times, Amanda Johnston is creating a community of gratitude with contributions from poets all across the state.

A version of this story ran in the March / April 2025 issue. Amanda Johnston learned she would become the 2024 Texas poet laureate via an afternoon cell phone call on an otherwise typical workday ...

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.