The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially back in the prisons.

There is a disconnect between the rhetoric and what the bill actually says,” Democrat James Talarico summarized of House Bill ...

By the end of the century, a shrinking atmosphere could create a minefield for satellites, like those deployed by SpaceX's ...

The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen ...

The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.

The House speaker battle wasn’t really about cleaning house.

The House speaker battle wasn’t really about cleaning house.

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All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: ...

A version of this story ran in the March / April 2025 issue.