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Investigating Texas Since 1954
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With Gas Tax Holiday, Are Texas Dems Pushing āIrresponsibleā Policy for Political Gain?
https://www.texasobserver.org/talarico-dems-gas-tax-holiday/
Published: June 12, 2026 16:40
President Donald Trumpās poorly planned war with Iran has paralyzed global shipping routes and spiked the average price of gas by about $1 per gallon nationwide. For three months, Americans have struggled to rationalize both the conflict and the painfulā¦
Data Center Boom Exposes GOP Faultlines over Local Control
https://www.texasobserver.org/data-center-boom-rural-gop-local-control/
Published: June 9, 2026 15:37
Caldwell County Judge Hoppy Haden, a stout 63-year-old who sports a cowboy hat and a white handlebar mustache, is hoppinā mad about the artificial intelligence-fueled data center boom in his backyard.Ā Like so many other rural Republican county officialsā¦
How a Gun-Rights Extremist Could Soon Represent Uvalde in Congress
https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/
Published: June 8, 2026 12:00
On May 24, 2022, a Border Patrol Tactical Unit fatally shot 18-year-old Salvador Ramos inside a classroom in Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, 77 minutes after Ramos had entered the building to commit the third-deadliest school shooting in Americanā¦
Can James Talarico Do Better than Beto?
https://www.texasobserver.org/james-talarico-general-election-campaign-tour/
Published: June 4, 2026 17:35
Rock band logos stickered the walls and railings in the dim light of the Paper Tiger, the grungy San Antonio venue with a 1,000-person capacity that was packed wall to wall for U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico last Friday evening.Ā It was night threeā¦
From San Diego, California to Plano, Texas, Islamophobia Has Consequences
https://www.texasobserver.org/islamophobia-san-diego-plano-texas/
Published: June 4, 2026 15:02
What connects a mosque shooting in San Diego, California to a Muslim community development in Plano, Texas? The answer is Islamophobia. While many mainstream news outlets have yet to call the May 18, 2026, shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego a hateā¦
āFakeā Christian? Or Faithful?
https://www.texasobserver.org/senate-james-talarico-presbyterian-christianity/
Published: June 3, 2026 15:51
āOne of the few openly Christian politicians in the United States who acts like a Christian.āĀ Thatās how conservative New York Times columnist David French recently characterized James Talarico and the Texas Democratās āfaith-forwardā campaign for theā¦
Did Texas Republicansā Restive Runoffs Imperil Their November Ballot?
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-gop-runoff-results-2026/
Published: May 27, 2026 18:30
Heading into what is expected to be one of the most favorable cycles for Democrats in Texas in nearly a decade, the statewide Republican ticket retains two key anchors, Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, both of whom faced no realā¦
Theyāre Mostly Anglo. Theyāre Largely from Austin. And They Just Might Have a Shot.
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-democrats-talarico-slate-anglo-austin-paxton/
Published: May 27, 2026 15:29
At long last, Texas Democrats have their statewide slate. On Tuesday, the easy victories of Austin state Representative Vikki Goodwin for the lieutenant governor nomination and Dallas state Senator Nathan Johnson for attorney general completed the teamā¦