Courts & Law

Texas Accelerates Integration of State Police and ICE

Francesca D’Annunzio / Texas Observer Nov 10, 2025 The notorious 287(g) task force program is expanding—and raising fears of widespread racial profiling. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Women

Texas Passes ‘Bounty Hunter’ Ban on Abortion Pills

Mary Tuma / Texas Observer Sep 8, 2025 House Bill 7 attacks one of the last remaining options for reproductive care in Texas and declares legal war on blue states. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

The Art of Gerrymandering

Dave Whamond Aug 21, 2025 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Dem and GOP Redistricting Wrangle

Monte Wolverton Aug 18, 2025 Dig deeper

Politics

Texas GOP Seeks To Redraw Map, Give Itself Five More Seats in Congress

Gabby Birenbaum and Eleanor Kilbanoff / The Texas Tribune Jul 31, 2025 The first draft of the redistricting map targets Democrats in the Austin, Dallas and Houston metro areas, as well as South Texas. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Texas Food Banks Are Rationing Meals for Flood Survivors Because of Trump’s Cuts

Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist Jul 15, 2025 The July 4 flooding has become the first major disaster to expose the grave effects of Trump’s new food and hunger policies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Ark Funding Cuts

Dave Whamond Jul 10, 2025 Dig deeper

TD Column

The Girls of Guadalupe

Travis Kelly / Truthdig Jul 8, 2025 The National Weather Service did its job on July 4. But reduced funding to critical weather programs kept local officials in the dark. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

We Can’t Ignore America’s Maternal Health Crisis

Amy Grace Sullivan / Undark Jun 26, 2025 Several state maternal mortality review committees have had lapses in their reporting of pregnancy-related death data. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration

Texas Police Are Joining What Could Be a ‘Giant ICE Army’

Francesca D’Annunzio / Texas Observer Apr 29, 2025 New 287(g) task force agreements are trickling in as the state legislature considers mandating ICE cooperation. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Technology

AI-Powered Surveillance Takes Off in Texas

Francesca D’Annunzio / Texas Observer Apr 1, 2025 Operation Lone Star has turbocharged surveillance capabilities in Texas. State lawmakers say they want to block the potential of an AI police state, but legislation has been modest. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Immigration

Local and State Police Are Joining Trump’s ‘Deportation Force’

Francesca D’Annunzio / Texas Observer Mar 3, 2025 Texas law enforcement agencies and others around the nation revive an abandoned "task force" program linked to racial profiling. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )