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Founded in 1954, the Texas Observer is a #progressive #nonprofit news outlet and print #magazine covering the Lone Star State.

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“Baker’s brave defense of her community’s right to read is a testament to the vital role librarians play in upholding free speech and creative expression in the face of censorship.”

New today: In Llano County, a local librarian fought back against prompting a federal court fight and national recognition but losing the job of her dreams. https://www.texasobserver.org/library-books-censorship-smalltown-texas/

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"'It’s a girl,' the nurse said, softly. My mother smiled big, then nodded in silence. That was the first sentence of a book that describes my undoing. That was the first story someone else told for me."

An excerpt from "Pretty: A Memoir" by KB Brookins, a new book on coming up Black and queer in : https://www.texasobserver.org/memoir-pretty-kb-brookins-excerpt/

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The titular character of Daniel Chacon's new short story collection, The Last Philosopher in Texas: Fictions and Superstitions, came to him as he was walking his dog in Pecos, the windblown West town where his father once lived. https://www.texasobserver.org/the-chicano-time-traveler/

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Did you know it was none other than Texas Observer matriarch Molly Ivins, one of his most piercing critics, who gifted Rick Perry with his enduring nicknames—“Governor Goodhair” and “The Coiffure”?

In a sprawling new biography, Brandon Rottinghaus revives the long, large, and colorful tale of Perry’s rise and reshaping of politics. https://www.texasobserver.org/rick-perry-biography-governor-politician/

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In a new memoir, Christa Brown, one of the nation’s best-known clergy abuse survivors and whistleblowers, shares the shocking story of her escape from Baptistland.

An interview with Investigations Editor Lise Olsen: https://www.texasobserver.org/baptist-metoo-clergy-abuse-book-sbc/

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PFAS do not break down but rather persist indefinitely. It is possible that Dad drank carcinogenic for most of his life.

New today, an excerpt from Loose of Earth: A Memoir, by published April 2024. https://www.texasobserver.org/pfas-texas-memoir-forever-chemicals/

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New today: A literary website that has connected bookish Texans since 2015 nearly closed this year. Then one of its readers saved it. From Investigations Editor Lise Olsen. https://www.texasobserver.org/lone-star-literature-website/

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An advisor to President Eisenhower once wrote, “The highway plan should not be the central pattern around which a community develops ...”

And yet highways have dominated and destroyed the state's environment, disrupting communities. Investigative Reporting Fellow @josephinelee reviews Megan Kimble's book "City Limits," which offers a new vision for : https://www.texasobserver.org/roadmap-to-rebuilding-communities/

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“Librarians are being harassed in private Facebook groups. They’re receiving pressure from within and outside the school.”

But bookstores, libraries and book lovers of all kinds came together to fight back against the censorious, so-called READER act. From correspondent Matthew Patin: https://www.texasobserver.org/the-booksellers-revolt/

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Cancer factories: Toxic chemicals remain a well-documented, potentially lethal threat to workers thanks to a weak OSHA and lax standards, says investigative reporter in a new book. Senior Writer and Editor Lise Olsen interviewed the author. https://www.texasobserver.org/cancer-goodyear-dupont?utm_campaign=mastodon

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The between Texas and Mexico is dotted with the mass graves of the victims of organized crime. In this exclusive English excerpt from journalist Marcela Turati''s new book, translated by Senior Writer Lise Olsen, she reveals one of her first encounters with the bodies found in one picturesque small town:
https://www.texasobserver.org/san-fernando-last-stop-book-excerpt-mexico-mass-grave?utm_campaign=mastodon

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“The U.S.-Mexico is a land of contrast—austere landscapes and lush oases; thunderstorms and rainbows; robust industries and ghost towns; great wealth and aching poverty.”

From our magazine, photographer and journalist Sergio Chapa takes us along a magical journey winding back and forth between two nations: https://www.texasobserver.org/frontera-border-book-us-mexico-sergio-chapa?utm_campaign=mastodon

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“For more than a century, the US has devised one policy after another to keep people out of the country. For more than a century, it has failed.”

Jonathan Blitzer, an journalist, asks provocative questions about the and our human rights record there in his new book, Everyone Who is Gone is Here. Senior Staff Writer @gusbova reviews: https://www.texasobserver.org/central-america-book-migration-jonathan-blitzer?utm_campaign=mastodon

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A silhouette, stationed at his Dallas valet stand awaiting the healthy, the wealthy, the privileged, the favored. ...

Start Friday with by Ann Graham, from our print magazine:
https://www.texasobserver.org/poem-from-there-to-here-ann-graham?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience

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Despite a disturbing rise in book bans, our state is, against all odds, becoming more and more of a literary hub.

Our Senior Editor Lise Olsen collected the best by authors in 2023, from fiction to and essays. These are your Lone Star Must Reads of the Year: https://www.texasobserver.org/the-texas-observers-2023-must-read-lone-star-books?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience

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How did a Klan leader transform himself into a faux-Native American from ? A recent book uncovers the untold story of Forrest and Asa Carter, who were actually one and the same.

From our magazine: https://www.texasobserver.org/asa-forrest-dan-carter-klansman-book-review?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience

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A new publication from UT Press provides a troubling twist on the vow “until death do us part.” Often overlooked in other tellings of the events, Unheard Witness reveals the story of Kathy Leissner Whitman, one of the first victims of the UT Tower sniper, murdered by her husband before he killed so many others.

Senior Staff Writer Lise Olsen reviews this important and troubling book: https://www.texasobserver.org/kathy-leissner-whitman-belltower-snipers-wife-review/

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A writing guru reflects on his mentor, Larry McMurtry, with the help of other Lone Star authors influenced by the Lonesome Dove creator in this new collection of essays.

Senior Staff Writer and Editor Lise Olsen catches up with George Getschow: https://www.texasobserver.org/larry-mcmurtry-george-getschow-writing-pastures/

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In The Origins of White, Christian Supremacy, author Robert P. Jones locates the roots of modern bigotry in the 1400s, taking the of hate even further back than the 1619 Project.

From our magazine, @drdrbrockman reviews this provocative new offering from Simon & Schuster:
https://www.texasobserver.org/the-origins-of-white-christian-supremacy/

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