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- Market Served: Metropolitan Area
- Address: 307 W. Seventh St., Austin, TX 78701
- Phone: (512) 477-0746
More by Abby Rapoport
Can Texas Legislators Fix an Education Funding System That Almost Nobody Understands?new
Long-term, systemic reform will have a far greater impact on Texas schools than the short-term issue of how many billions get cut. Few people are talking about the long term though. The reason is simple: Nobody knows what to say.
The Texas Observer |
Abby Rapoport |
04-05-2011 |
Education
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
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Texas' Other Death Penaltynew
A Galveston medical student describes life and death in the so-called safety net.
The Texas Observer |
Rachel Pearson |
11-15-2013 |
Health
The Texas Legislature's Sexist Little Secretnew
Tales from "the last of the good ol' boys clubs."
The Texas Observer |
Olivia Messer |
08-01-2013 |
The War on Women
The Shadow of the Sonnew
The trials of the border's most powerful law-enforcement family.
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
03-28-2013 |
Features
Tags: U.S.-Mexico border
College Graduates Dependent On Food Stamps Are On the Risenew
One percent of food stamp recipients have a graduate degree, a number that's tripled since 2007.
The Texas Observer |
Sarah Angle |
02-19-2013 |
Poverty
Tags: Food Stamps
Pregnant? Scared? Can They Help?new
The rise of crisis pregnancy centers and the abortion-alternative industry in Texas.
The Texas Observer |
Carolyn Jones |
12-12-2012 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's health
