Texas ObserverJul 12, 2023

The July/August issue is reaching mailboxes and select newsstands now!

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Show threadTexas ObserverJul 18, 2023

In the words of a botanist Youtuber who visited a Starr County site being cleared for Greg Abbott's #border wall: "This is fuckin’ morbid man. #Texas just does not give a fuck.”

Read more in the cover story from our July/August 2023 magazine: https://www.texasobserver.org/abbotts-billion-dollar-barrier/

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Abbott's Billion-Dollar Barrier

Texas’ border wall is rearing its head—concerns about wildlife, public thrift, and property rights notwithstanding.

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Show threadTexas ObserverJul 26, 2023

In this month's issue, the winning #poem in the “What #Juneteenth Means (To Me)” contest organized by Cyrus Cassells, 2021-22 #Texas poet laureate. https://www.texasobserver.org/poem-the-pantoum/

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Poem: The Pantoum

The winning poem in the “What Juneteenth Means (To Me)” contest organized by Cyrus Cassells, 2021-22 Texas poet laureate.

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Show threadTexas ObserverJul 28, 2023

In our most recent Political Intelligence Column, Staff Writer @justinmiller asks ... Just how slippery can Ken Paxton get?

From our magazine:
https://www.texasobserver.org/paxton-senate-impeachment/

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Paxton’s Ninth Life: Will the Senate Save Texas’ Embattled AG?

The walls may finally be closing in on allegedly criminal Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, but the Senate could offer a lifeline.

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Show threadTexas ObserverJul 31, 2023

From the magazine, McHam Investigative Reporting Fellow @josephinelee interviews two of Greg Abbott's key opponents about their ongoing plan to fight against #vouchers at public #schools: https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-school-vouchers-special-session/

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Will Greg Abbott Keep Losing on School Vouchers?

"If Abbott calls a special session to get a voucher program, we've been told by a lot of House members that the opposition to a voucher program will increase. "

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Maternal mortality rates are too high in #Texas and the U.S. in general. For every Dutch mother who dies, 50 Black American mothers die.

In our magazine, an experienced midwife explains how we could fix this crisis: https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-maternal-mortality-racism-midwife/

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Save the Mothers

Maternal mortality rates are too high in Texas and the U.S. in general. We could fix that. New mothers need improved assessment and support.

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Loon Star State: Gutted.

Ben Sargent's latest for our magazine:
https://www.texasobserver.org/loon-star-state-gutting-hb-2127/

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Loon Star State: Gutting

Ben Sargent's latest Loon Star State political cartoon. The Republicans oppose big government, except when it comes to gutting democracy.

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Show threadTexas ObserverAug 9, 2023

Investigations and prosecutions of homicides involving alleged domestic violence are uneven across #Texas. In our magazine, Correspondent Rob D'Amico's investigated one death, and a family's search for justice:
https://www.texasobserver.org/sophi-danny-sullivan-murder-domestic-violence/

(CW: Domestic violence and #murder)
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Sophi's Murder and the Unanswered Calls for Justice

Relatives of Sophi blame Danny Sullivan and seek justice. Homicides involving alleged domestic violence are often mishandled in Texas.

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Show threadMickAug 7, 2023
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Show threadKevin Karhan Aug 2, 2023
@TexasObserver that's because the #USA is one of the few places where #Healthcare is not considered a #HumanRight and AFAIK it's the only #G20 with 0 days paid maternal leave...