Editor’s Note: Author Richard Parker died early last month, after this review was published in print and days after ...

A new book from late author Richard Parker brims with El Paso pride, teasing out the small stuff that make the city unique.

Joelle DiPaolo is the Observer’s legislative intern covering the 2025 session. She is currently a senior journalism major at ...

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In tough times, Amanda Johnston is creating a community of gratitude with contributions from poets all across the state.

Daniel Villegas was acquitted of a crime for which he served nearly 20 years in prison. James Montoya, one of the prosecutors who tried to keep him locked up, is running for district attorney.

“There must be something in the Edwards Aquifer that allows people to feel comfortable in their own skin,” Gabriel Luna told us.

In response to the Observer’s reporting, U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey demanded answers he has yet to fully receive—while ICE refuses ...

Dems could do little but sound the alarm on vouchers—and warn the $7.7-billion school-finance package is still not enough.

Adults in the committee hearing room spent hours discussing ways to affirm parental rights in Texas’ public school classrooms, but it was a teenager who wanted to school them on how some of the ...

Architects have made a Fort Worth neighborhood’s history part of the plan.