The Latest Breaking News from the Texas Observer

As the Texas Observer’s border reporter from 2008 to 2018, Melissa del Bosque investigated corruption and uncovered injustices.

Members or supporters of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, identified by the Texas Observer and Bellingcat, appear to have perpetrated a possible hate crime at the location of a river tubing company.

Trans educators speak out after the Texas GOP adopted a platform plank to ban them from the classroom.

At 70, the Observer is publishing stories that are as vital as ever and building its community of support.

Blakeslee sought to elevate the Texas Observer’s writing while righting wrongs in Tulia and throughout the state.

Armed groups in Arizona and Texas are collaborating with and courting police and immigration agents—with alarming results.

The experiences of Eagle Pass residents and a journalist contradict government statements, which themselves are inconsistent, about access to a public park.

Modern moonshiners are caught between the interests of the federal government, spirits industry bigwigs, and even the Federalist Society.

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

Raemonn James, better known as Hermajestie the Hung, teamed up with a filmmaker to tell a moving story of activism and queer culture.

On Monday, the board of directors of the Texas Democracy Foundation—the parent nonprofit of the Texas Observer—announced that Gabriel Arana is no longer editor-in-chief of the Texas Observer. Arana had led the Observer since he took over as interim editor-in-chief in 2021. He chose not to immediately comment on the…