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What Wendy Davis Would’ve Done Differently
It’s been almost a year since the 2014 election put an end to what had started out as a period of unusual optimism for Texas Democrats, one that began with Wendy Davis taking to the Senate floor in...
View ArticleThe Interview: Rosie Castro
Texas Observer: You were born in 1947. What was it like growing up in 1940s and 1950s San Antonio? Rosie Castro: In my neighborhood, it was predominantly African-American families with a handful of...
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The Interview: Annise Parker
Jen ReelHouston Mayor Annise Parker at City Hall in December 2015. Texas Observer: When people talk about the failure of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, some say it’s a sign of people’s attitudes...
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The Interview: Elliott Naishtat
Texas Observer: You took office the same week as Governor Ann Richards. Now, you’re serving under some of the nation’s toughest tea party leadership. What’s that been like? Elliott Naishtat: When I...
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What Wendy Davis Would’ve Done Differently
It’s been almost a year since the 2014 election put an end to what had started out as a period of unusual optimism for Texas Democrats, one that began with Wendy Davis taking to the Senate floor in...
View ArticleThe Interview: Rosie Castro
Texas Observer: You were born in 1947. What was it like growing up in 1940s and 1950s San Antonio? Rosie Castro: In my neighborhood, it was predominantly African-American families with a handful of...
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The Interview: Annise Parker
Jen ReelHouston Mayor Annise Parker at City Hall in December 2015. Texas Observer: When people talk about the failure of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, some say it’s a sign of people’s attitudes...
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The Interview: Elliott Naishtat
Texas Observer: You took office the same week as Governor Ann Richards. Now, you’re serving under some of the nation’s toughest tea party leadership. What’s that been like? Elliott Naishtat: When I...
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‘It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way’
When it takes up Texas’ omnibus anti-abortion law, House Bill 2, next year, the Supreme Court will make a crucial decision that will affect abortion access and reproductive rights across the country....
View ArticleThe Interview: Anthony Graves
Graves spent 18 years in prison, 12 on death row, before he was exonerated and released. In February, Charles Sebesta, the prosecutor in Graves’ case, lost his appeal to overturn his disbarment for...
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The Interview: Cecile Richards
Courtesy Planned ParenthoodCecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood and daughter of former Texas Governor Ann Richards. Texas Observer: What was it like growing up with Ann Richards as your...
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The Interview: Frank Jackson
Patrick MichelsPrairie View Mayor Frank Jackson, who is leaving office after 14 years. Texas Observer: There was a lot of debate, even within Prairie View, about how to honor Sandra Bland before the...
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The Interview: Judge John Dietz on Texas’ School Finance Crisis
Patrick MichelsFormer Travis County District Judge John Dietz. Texas Observer: When the Texas Supreme Court held the school funding system was constitutional, the justices spent plenty of time...
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