Of the 21 people from Harris County most recently sentenced to death, all but one was a person of color, according to a report released today by the nonprofit Texas Defender Service (TDS). The report ...

State police have enabled Trump's mass deportations. New Democratic statewide leaders could move to end the agency's "task ...

Greg Abbott made himself into the most powerful governor in Texas history. Only some of his playbook will be available to his ...

Clean-energy startups could regain the public's trust and help address the climate crisis. But their alliance with data ...

For reproductive rights advocate Amanda Zurawski, it was akin to her team winning at the Super Bowl—tenfold. When Democrats swept all statewide races on election night in a historic Texas midterm ...

After two years of being ground zero for the Trump administration’s nationalist policies, the region dramatically swung for ...

As another Democratic woman heads for the governorship, the Observer shares an archival piece looking back at the last.

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The Tejano star ousted a two-term Republican incumbent, but now that the music’s over, what kind of congressman will he be?

A few months back, Governor Greg Abbott wailed about the threats coming from “socialist cities like Austin, Houston, and Dallas.” Whether or not you share my excitement about the possibilities of a ...

After her shocking defeat of two-term incumbent Dallas District Attorney John Creuzot in the March Democratic primary, ...