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The latest version of the bill includes a previously nixed provision to allow Texans to donate crypto to the fund.

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Local activists warn that while residents must ration, unimpeded industrial expansion is imperiling the region’s future.

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: Matthew Johnson was convicted of the 2012 murder of Nancy Harris in Dallas ...

The state created “Texas Partnership” charter schools to turn around struggling public campuses, but an Observer investigation has uncovered numerous academic and financial issues.

“It’s like your house being on fire, and the fire department showing up with a 12 ounce cup of water.” ...

Clinton Young spent nearly two decades condemned to die. His peaceful, productive time out on bond poses questions about how Texas decides who lives long enough to get another chance.