The Texas Observer: Investigating Texas Since 1954
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Freeport LNG Export Terminal Reopens After Massive Explosion
Feb 23, 2023 · Natural Gas Terminal Reopens After Massive Explosion. Regulators say the company fixed flaws at Freeport LNG which led compressed methane to burst from a pipe and catch fire. by Dylan Baddour and ...
Chasing the Chupacabra, a Lone Star State Legend - The Texas …
Oct 27, 2016 · I n the summer of 1995, a wave of livestock killings rocked the towns of rural Puerto Rico. The victims were found with wounds at their throats, seemingly empty of blood. Without a culprit, dark ...
Politics - The Texas Observer
Sep 10, 2024. The Far Right Wants to End Out-of-State Abortion. Amarillo Is in the Way. Texas' biggest popular vote on abortion post-"Roe" pits local advocates against an abortion travel ban that ...
La Gordiloca Goes to Court - The Texas Observer
Jan 10, 2024 · La Gordiloca Goes to Court. An unconventional citizen journalist stands up for free speech by suing the Laredo public officials who had her arrested. by Jason Buch. January 10, 2024, 8:00 AM, CST ...
Ann Richards' Legacy - The Texas Observer
October 10, 2012, 5:11 PM, CDT. A version of this story ran in the October 2012 issue. Six years have passed since cancer claimed Ann Richards. I miss her, and so do many others. I first met Ann ...
News - The Texas Observer
Oct 18, 2024 · Texas Is Taking Back the State Highway 288 Tollway—at a Steep Price. The private firms who have operated the tollway will be paid $1.7 billion by TxDOT, adding to the profit they’ve already ...
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Founded in 1954, the Texas Observer is a nonprofit news organization known for independent, investigative reporting and narrative storytelling.
Joe Horn and Five Years with the Texas Castle Doctrine
May 9, 2012 · In November 2007, two months after Texas’ new “castle doctrine” law took effect, a 61-year-old retiree named Joe Horn called to report a pair of burglars in the home next to his. “I’ve ...
Texas Sets New Hate Crimes Record, DPS Data Show
June 27, 2023, 8:57 AM, CDT. Newly released data collected from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) show that hate crimes in Texas increased by 6.4 percent from 2021 to 2022, marking the ...