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The Lede
The dome of the Texas State Capitol, in black and white, with a gradient filter creating a gloomy aura about it.
The Texas Observer staff considers what the state legislature should do to mitigate our state's cascading crises, and what they are liable to do instead. “The GOP’s activist base is eager to continue the march toward one-party authoritarianism.”

A version of this story ran in our January / February 2023 print issue.
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A flare goes off from a smokestack between two drilling rigs on a small hill in a West Texas oil field.
Contributors Martha Pskowski and Dylan Baddour report on how oil sector advocates pushed hard against an ozone nonattainment designation, which would have required oilfield emissions reductions.

This article originally appeared in Inside Climate News.
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An tiny old, white-painted rustic wooden chapel stands in a Texas field under a sky with storm clouds rolling in.
Contributor Wendi Gordon reviews Brian McLaren's book "Do I Stay Christian?" which challenges the faithful to examine the harm caused by modern religion.
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A composite image created from a photo of Dan Patrick and Greg Abbott, a photo of a protest, and a set of power lines, superimposed so the cables and politicians seem to tower over the protest. A red/blue filter tints the whole picture.
Contributor Ernie Moran recounts his efforts to create change in Ft. Worth and reminds us just how involved we must be.

A version of this story ran in our January / February 2023 print issue.
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Areli Escobar, a Latinx man, poses with a baby while wearing a black tuxedo and bow-tie.
In 2011 Areli Esobar was sentenced to death, despite botched forensics. Staff writer Michelle Pitcher reports on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ reconsideration of the case.
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An array of school supplies including cartoon pencil cases, pencils and pencils and other sundries, surround a kid's drawing on a desk.
Parents in Mexico are increasingly responsible for enrollment fees, school maintenance, classroom supplies, uniforms and incidental expenses.

This story was originally published by Global Press Journal.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
We look back at Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis’ account of a Dallas visit by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963.
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