AltWeeklies Wire
Backlash to a Rapenew
It’s been 23 years since the nation’s attention fell on San Diego and the rape of Linda Gaitan. The events unfolding in Cleveland, Texas are much the same.
The Texas Observer |
Michelle Garcia |
03-30-2011 |
The War on Women
Tags: Rape, Linda Gaitan
War Is Personalnew
When Carlos Arredondo lost his son in Iraq, he couldn't pretend it was worth the sacrifice.
The Texas Observer |
Eugene Richards |
03-04-2011 |
War
Seceding from Historynew
Slavery apologists are using the 150th anniversary of the Civil War to whitewash history.
The Texas Observer |
David Martin Davies |
02-17-2011 |
History
Praying For Votesnew
As more Latinos gravitate to evangelical churches, does that mean a boon for Texas Republicans on election days? Not necessarily.
The Texas Observer |
Michael May |
12-23-2010 |
Elections
The Fire Down Belownew
As a gas-drilling frenzy in North Texas continues, residents fight for the truth--and brace for the worst.
The Texas Observer |
Forrest Wilder |
12-08-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Shale Gas, Barnett Shale
Man Without A Countrynew
How immigration reform -- and a Texan from Bangladesh -- got caught in the deportation dragnet.
The Texas Observer |
Seth Freed Wessler |
12-01-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, Shahed Hossain
Did Texas Execute An Innocent Man?new
DNA tests undermine key evidence in the 2000 death penalty case of Claude Jones.
The Texas Observer |
Dave Mann |
11-12-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Death Penalty, Claude Jones
What the GOP Sweep Means for Immigration Reformnew
In hindsight, it seems appropriate that Dia de los Muertos and the mid-term election fell on the same day. The national Republican sweep means that any meaningful effort for immigration reform is probably dead.
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
11-03-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, GOP
A Woman's Touchnew
Juvenile inmates can make inviting targets for sex offenders--and women are the most frequent perpetrators.
The Texas Observer |
Laura Burke |
09-13-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Texas Youth Commission
Droning In Dollarsnew
With unmanned aircraft now patrolling the Texas-Mexico border, safety risks aren't the only concerns.
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
08-26-2010 |
Policy Issues
The Obama Effectnew
After Obama swept through Texas yesterday — having raised more than $600,000 for the Democratic Party — it seems his visit didn't have quite the political reverberations many pundits expected.
The Texas Observer |
Abby Rapoport |
08-10-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Barack Obama
BP's Toll on Texasnew
If you want to understand the depth of BP’s venality -- and the uselessness of state regulators -- go back two weeks before the collapse of the Deepwater Horizon.
The Texas Observer |
Texas Observer Staff |
07-23-2010 |
Environment
Tags: BP
In a New Memoir, Attorney Offers a Glimpse Inside Texas’ Death Penalty Machinenew
A law professor at the University of Houston and a death penalty lawyer with the nonprofit Texas Defender Service, David Dow has for two decades represented inmates facing execution. His memoir, The Autobiography of an Execution, is a revelation, even for people who follow criminal justice issues.
The Texas Observer |
Dave Mann |
04-21-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Case of Otty Sanchez Exposes Holes in Texas' Mental Health Care Systemnew
Andrea Sanchez was suffering from postpartum psychosis, a rare but severe form of postpartum depression. Sanchez had been enduring a mental-health crisis for at least a week, but when she reached out for help—like so many Texans with severe mental illness—she was left to fend for herself.
The Texas Observer |
Dave Mann |
01-21-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Will Mexican Immigrant's Case End Texas' Exectutions of the Mentally Disabled?new
A lack of oxygen had damaged his brain during birth, so an hour into his life, and 20 years before he would be sentenced to die in Texas, Daniel Plata was already being tested for mental retardation.
The Texas Observer |
Renée Feltz |
01-21-2010 |
Crime & Justice
