Bipartisan opposition to planned execution highlights power of state’s top criminal appeals court as Paxton candidates and ...

The Paxton impeachment may have lit the match, but this fight is fueled by a yearslong campaign to incinerate what remains of bipartisan comity in the lower chamber.

The Paxton impeachment may have lit the match, but this fight is fueled by a yearslong campaign to incinerate what remains of bipartisan comity in the lower chamber.

The Paxton impeachment may have lit the match, but this fight is fueled by a yearslong campaign to incinerate what remains of ...

A new book reveals the secrets of moon memorabilia and the friendship between a famous Texas astronaut and his barber.

Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley. He is the author of several short stories, poems, and essays. He holds degrees from the ...

A version of this story ran in the September / October 2024 issue.

The private firms who have operated the tollway will be paid $1.7 billion by TxDOT, adding to the profit they’ve already made in toll revenues, construction contracts, and sales of shares.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is set to take back ownership of the State Highway 288 tollway, one of the state’s most expensive privately built toll roads, which connects ...

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: “It’s all smoke and mirrors,” said Tim Doty, a former mobile ...

For a third time, the Cameron County District Attorney's Office had asked for more time to pursue criminal charges against 11-year-old Timothy Murray.

A friend will help you move; a best friend will help you move a body. This was the favorite quip of J, my best friend from youth, who died in a car accident in our last semester at the University ...