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Chasing the Chupacabra, a Lone Star State Legend - The Texas …
Oct 27, 2016 · The chupacabra is among the most popular of the mystery beasts, an integral part of Texas folklore and a semi-regular guest star in sensational cable documentaries and …
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Nov 19, 2024 · How Texas Jails Built Migrant Incarceration . Following a 1925 investigation, immigrant detention in the Galveston County Jail was declared “a crime against humanity.”
La Gordiloca Goes to Court - The Texas Observer
Jan 10, 2024 · Editor’s Note: On January 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Priscilla Villarreal. “Any law enforcement agency basically has a green light right now to go out …
Ann Richards' Legacy - The Texas Observer
Oct 10, 2012 · Sarah Weddington, who won Roe v. Wade and was the first woman elected to the Texas House from Austin/Travis County, reflects on Gov. Ann Richards' legacy.
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Oct 21, 2024 · Announcing the Texas Observer’s Editor-in-Chief . A strong and clear editorial vision, committed to the values we’ve upheld at the Texas Observer for 70 years, is critical to …
How Mass Deportations Would ‘Devastate’ Texas
Oct 21, 2024 · Francesca D'Annunzio is a Roy W. Howard investigative reporting fellow at the Texas Observer.D’Annunzio has reported on topics ranging from deportations in the …
Lost in Austin: Climate Change, Displacement, and Race in the …
Sep 24, 2024 · Lost in Austin: The Evolution of an American City is, as the title suggests, about the Texas capital. But it’s no travelog. It’s a book about gentrification and climate change and …
A Century After the Porvenir Massacre, Remembering One of …
On January 28, 1918, a band of Texas Rangers and ranchers raided the tiny Presidio County village of Porvenir in the middle of the night. The rangers were angry about a series of recent …
Ann Richards’ Legacy Is a Light for Dark Times - The Texas Observer
Jul 11, 2022 · Books. Ann Richards’ Legacy Is a Light for Dark Times. The "One Ann Only," a new collection of photographs and quotes, captures the unforgettable singularity of Texas’ last …