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Ken Paxton’s case is dividing Texas Republicans.

Ken Paxton’s case is dividing Texas Republicans.

The Texas Observer is excited to present Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed at our first in-person event of 2023.

Despite ACLU win in lower court, an appeal by the state means transgender kids and their families will feel the devastating effects of the ban.

The state’s housing boom and soaring temperatures create a deadly combination for construction workers. Despite a recent ruling, a new law will effectively bulldoze local labor protections.

The attorney general and his wife helped promote a company run by an ex-lobbyist accused in court of breaching his fiduciary duty to other firms.

A judge ruled Texas "Death Star" law, which would preempt local legislation in broad areas of policy, of violating the state constitution.

Judge rules that a law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott banning water breaks during Texas heat waves is unconstitutional

The state’s housing boom and soaring temperatures create a deadly combination for construction workers. Despite a recent ruling, a new law will effectively bulldoze local labor protections.

What if the point of state-level drag bans is not the legislation itself but rather the scapegoating of queer and trans people as enemies?