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The Vet, the Cattle Prod, and the ‘Guttural Wail’
An equine surgeon and Texas A&M professor has been convicted of animal cruelty after repeatedly shocking a horse in front of ...
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Caroline Collier
Caroline Collier is an editor and writer based in Fort Worth whose work spans scientific research and music to public policy ...
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Taxpayers Fund Post-‘Roe’ Business Boom for Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers in Texas
Today, there’s big money to be made in the business of using unpaid, often church-sourced, volunteers to provide minimal ...
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‘They Bought a Legislature’: What the GOP’s Gains Mean for Vouchers in Texas
Republicans nearly ran the table in state House races, shoring up Governor Abbott’s school voucher majority for the 2025 ...
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The Deep Roots of Deportation
In a divided political climate, many now hold their breath, waiting to see if deportation rhetoric becomes reality.
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Announcing the Texas Observer’s Editor-in-Chief
A strong and clear editorial vision, committed to the values we’ve upheld at the Texas Observer for 70 years, is critical to ...
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She Fled Mexico as a Child. Now, She Teaches Migrant Kids in Tamaulipas.
A version of this story ran in the November / December 2024 issue. Under various and ever-shifting policies curtailing access ...
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Taxpayers Fund Post-‘Roe’ Business Boom for Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers in Texas
If you had the means to provide diapers to a struggling new parent, what would you demand from them in return? Would you require that they listen to your parenting advice for an hour before ...
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Dianne Solis
She has worked as a staff writer for The Dallas Morning News and The Wall Street Journal. Her work has aired on KERA public ...