The governor crushed anti-voucher Republicans in the Texas House, but there are still plenty of party activists who are ...

The wind blows from two directions to the Los Vientos Wind Farm, Texas’ largest and the nation’s second largest, with 426 ...

Under the Gulf Coast Sun (Stoney Creek Publishing, April 2025) is based on his years growing up in Port Aransas.

A new book from late author Richard Parker brims with El Paso pride, teasing out the small stuff that makes the city unique.

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Editor’s Note: Author Richard Parker died early last month, after this review was published in print and days after ...

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Joelle DiPaolo is the Observer’s legislative intern covering the 2025 session. She is currently a senior journalism major at ...

Texas was the first U.S. state to execute someone by lethal injection, but the idea for the novel method came from Oklahoma. Our northern neighbor was the first to adopt the plan to replace the ...