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Direct Quote: Competitive Eater Alex “Moose” Perez Chows Down By Jen Reel
Observer reporter Patrick Michels interviews competitive eater Alex "Moose" Perez.
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Wendy Davis on the Abortion Fight and the Future of Women’s Health in Texas By Jen Reel
Sen. Wendy Davis talks with the Observer about the state of women’s health in Texas.
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Protesters Rally at the Capitol By Jen Reel
It was the first day of a special legislative session like Texas has never seen.
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Direct Quote: Flight of the Klavierbaumeister By Jen Reel
Priscilla Rappaport is a master piano builder—a klavierbaumeister—and pilot based in Round Rock, TX.
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A Day at the Brownsville Academic Center By Jen Reel
Brownsville Academic Center Principal Carlos Guerra leads us through a day at Brownsville school district's alternative school, known by locals as "the boot camp."
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Uneasy Money: An Observer Panel On Reforming Texas’ Payday and Auto-Title Loan Industry By Jen Reel
Texas Observer Staff Writer Forrest Wilder hosted a public panel on reforming Texas' payday loan industry.
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Observer Panel at SXSW Interactive: Tweeting the Drug War (Video) By Melissa del Bosque
What can the most censored state in Mexico teach others about freedom of expression during a devastating drug war?
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Observer Panel at SXSW Interactive: Survival of the Scrappiest By Jonathan McNamara
What wisdom could the Observer impart to other nonprofits struggling to keep up the journalistic fight in the age of pay walls and social media?
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An Introduction to The Texas Observer By Jonathan McNamara
An introduction to The Texas Observer from current and former staffers. Video shot and edited by Matt Gossage.
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Life On the Fence Line By Jen Reel
Suffering from chronic illnesses and cancer, Corpus Christi residents can't afford to relocate.
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The Texas Observer Interviews Bill McKibben By Jen Reel
Texas Observer reporter Forrest Wilder meets with author, educator and activist Bill McKibben to discuss politics and the environment.
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Paul Krugman at the 2012 Texas Observer MOLLY Journalism Prize Dinner By Jen Reel
New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman sits down for an exclusive interview with Texas Observer editor Dave Mann.
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State of Texas: Why Can’t Texas Democrats Win? By Dave Mann
Why can't Texas Democrats win statewide races? Even other deeply Republican in the South, including Mississippi and Alabama, have elected quite a few Democrats to
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Eye On Texas: Michael O’Brien Collects the Faces of Texas By Michael O'Brien
Michael O'Brien's photography in "The Face of Texas" celebrates the spirit and individuality of the state with a human mosaic.
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State of Texas: Low Pay and Greater Expectations Have Texas Teachers Singing the Blues By Patrick Michels
Years of high-stakes testing, chronic under-funding and news stories about failing schools have made things difficult for Texas teachers.
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Eye On Texas: Jennifer Whitney Captures the Decline of Women’s Health Care By Jennifer Whitney
Jennifer Whitney documents the effects of cuts to women’s health-care and family-planning funding and access with a focus on the Rio Grande Valley.
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Eye On Texas: Spike Johnson Photographs Houston’s Homeless Veterans By Spike Johnson
Photographer Spike Johnson chronicles the lives of Houston's homeless veterans in his series, "Friends in Low Places."
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State of Texas: Swimming in Germs By Jen Reel
How safe are Texas beaches for swimming? A recent study has us worried.
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State of Texas: How Much Water Does Texas Really Need? By Fauzeya Rahman
A report suggests that state water planners have drastically overestimated how much water Texas will need by 2060.
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Eye On Texas: Bra-Fitter Earlene Moore Has Supported Texas Women Since 1939 By Julia Robinson
Photographer Julia Robinson documents local people and their lives in "Our Town."
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2014 Texas GOP Convention in Photos By Timothy Faust
Scenes and faces from the 2014 Texas GOP convention in Fort Worth.
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Eye On Texas: Sandy Carson Explores the Relationship Between Musicians and Fans in ‘We Were There’ By Sandy Carson
This project explores the symbiotic relationship between rock-concert fans, bands and photographers at music festivals.
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State of Texas: Decline of the Death Penalty By Mikaela Rodriguez
The number of death sentences in Texas has been declining in Texas recently.
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Eye On Texas: Strangers In a New Land By Lizzie Chen
As a child of immigrants, Lizzie Chen wanted to document how Asian families assimilate in the U.S.
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Observer Radio Episode 81: Making Sense of Ed Graf’s Guilty Plea By Jonathan McNamara
Observer editor Dave Mann makes sense of the final twist in the re-trial of Ed Graf.
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Observer Radio Episode 80: A Texas Militiaman Has a Change of Heart By Jonathan McNamara
Charles Gilbert joined up with Texas Border Volunteers to "kick some ass," but reconsidered when he saw their tactics firsthand.
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Observer Radio Episode 79: Tackling Texas’ Rape Kit Backlog By Jonathan McNamara
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Observer Radio Episode 78: The Governor’s Debate and Border Stories By Jonathan McNamara
Dr. Marsha Griffin gives firsthand accounts of the harsh circumstances faced by mothers and children desperately crossing the border into Texas.
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Observer Radio Episode 77: Same-Sex Marriage and Covert Political Campaigns By Jonathan McNamara
John Wright joins us to discuss Connie Wilson, the California transplant who was denied a driver's license by DPS over her same-sex marriage.
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Observer Radio Episode 76: The Battle Over Social Studies Textbooks By Jonathan McNamara
The Houston Chronicle's Lauren McGaughy stops by to talk about a fight brewing over the adoption of new social studies textbooks in Texas schools.
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Observer Radio Episode 75: Texas Football’s Journey Out of Segregation By Jonathan McNamara
Writer Jessica Luther examines the history of racial segregation in Texas football and the city of Austin.
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Observer Radio Episode 74: Why Standardized Testing in Texas Doesn’t Measure Up By Jonathan McNamara
Observer contributor Jason Stanford joins us to discuss the perils of Texas' reliance on standardized testing.
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Observer Radio Episode 73: How a Streetcar Fight Derailed San Antonio Politics By Jonathan McNamara
David Martin Davies calls in to discuss the death of Julian Castro's "Modern Streetcar" project and what it portends for San Antonio's future without its
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Observer Radio Episode 72: The Political Implications of Rick Perry’s Indictment By Jonathan McNamara
Could Rick Perry somehow use his indictments as a springboard into the White House?
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Observer Radio Episode 71: Cashing In on Higher Education By Jonathan McNamara
John Savage dives into the for-profit college industry and discovers a business model that soaks up federal student aid to the detriment of taxpayers and
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Observer Radio Episode 70: An Exonerated Man’s Search for Closure By Jonathan McNamara
In February, Chris Scott confronted the man whose crime put him in prison.
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