In his biennial budget projection, Comptroller Glenn Hegar says the state will have a healthy surplus, plus a full economic ...

Jaeson Jones, a confidante of incoming federal border czar Tom Homan, is helping lay the groundwork for mass deportations and ...

Meet the Lone Star megadonors, think tankers, and politicians poised to play big roles in Trump’s comeback tour.

Meet the DJ and journalist behind Houston’s Ice House Radio, who has mingled with jazz legends and reported abroad—and for ...

Records reveal additional costs of the controversial Rio Grande barrier that the governor describes as “low-cost.” ...

Imposing permanent punishments for old mistakes backfires by reducing the talent pool to address Texas’ social worker ...

Trans people are a gift to the world. They show us how creative God can be, and they are the embodiment of a fundamental ...

Last month, we at the Observer officially celebrated our 70 th year of continuous publication. Some 200 supporters gathered ...

Meet the Lone Star megadonors, think tankers, and politicians poised to play big roles in Trump’s comeback tour.

A mass overdose event in Austin reveals the state’s backward approach to the ongoing crisis spurred by fentanyl and other super-potent substances.

New Testaments by Dagoberto Gilb (City Lights Books). A longtime chronicler of the working-class Southwest, Gilb had two ...