On February 6, pistol-packing pastor Troy Jackson, a former Republican Party of Texas strategist and current candidate for vice chair of the Texas GOP, beamed as he welcomed a dozen conservative ...
https://www.texasobserver.org/christian-schoolboards-education-k12/
I worked as an adjunct professor at a Southeast Texas community college for 18 years. During the initial decade, I held a master’s degree. However, recognizing the need for further academic adv...
https://www.texasobserver.org/their-knees-are-still-on-our-necks-black-women-in-higher-ed/
Despite public outcry, Texas House Representative Harold Dutton Jr. isn’t sorry he opened the door to the state takeover of the Houston Independent School District. In fact, he’s proud of it....
https://www.texasobserver.org/hisd-dutton-primary-challenge/
Wearing a blue suit and carrying a single rose in his hand, 11-year-old Timothy Murray emerged from the Cameron County juvenile court earlier today to loud cheers from supporters gathered outside...
https://www.texasobserver.org/judge-dismisses-charges-against-brownsville-isd-honor-student/
In Texas, we know that incoming hurricanes require preparations to reduce damage. But the state’s colleges and universities were ill-prepared for the superstorm of Senate Bill 17 (SB 17). Passe...
https://www.texasobserver.org/anti-dei-law-implementation-has-been-a-disaster/
In January 2022 the Edwards family moved into the city of Bonham, driving past a Confederate statue in front of the Fannin County Courthouse, as they made their way to their new home. Overloo...
https://www.texasobserver.org/bonham-isd-racism-confederacy-civil-rights/
According to Texas’ fourth-grade social studies standards, Indigenous peoples from Texas, including the Lipan Apache, Comanches, and Caddo, exist only in the past tense. Students study their wa...
https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-appointee-slams-brakes-on-k-12-native-studies-course/
Part 2 of the series “The School Board Backers“ This series was funded in part by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. An unusually tense discussion ensued in the wood-paneled ...
https://www.texasobserver.org/school-boards-partisan-consultants-pacs/
As many of you know, this year, the Texas Observer nearly bit the dust but was saved by the incredible generosity of our readers. All year, we’ve worked hard to make good on your incredible sho...
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Editor’s Note: In February 2024, a judge dismissed all charges against Timothy. Read our update or click here to read our previous reporting about Timothy Murray’s ordeal. After the Texas Obs...
https://www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-wont-drop-charges-against-brownsville-isd-honor-student/