The Change Makers: For our 60th anniversary, photographer Matt Wright-Steel created portraits of some of the artists and activists who are changing Texas for the better.
The future of the borderlands, and by extension Texas, will be shaped by whether we approach the future clinging to mythical notions of the past and a status quo that marginalizes a Latino population that will soon be the Texas majority.
New research by Texas Appleseed finds that Texas payday lenders routinely file criminal charges against their customers for missing payments, even though it's against the law.
After a repudiation in November—by the conservatives who came to the polls and by the minorities who didn’t—Texas progressives need a new path forward.
The Observer community—you, our readers—is how we have survived, and why we now thrive. So please join us for a look back, a look forward, and a brief victory lap. And then you’ll have to excuse us. There’s so much still to do.