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The Lege This Week: Bitterness and Brinkmanship
Amid the theatrics that consumed the final full week of session, lawmakers still haven’t finalized much of their already-lackluster winter storm response.
The Texas State Capitol Building during the 87th Legislative Session at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. Matthew Busch
Amid the theatrics that consumed the final full week of session, lawmakers still haven’t finalized much of their already-lackluster winter storm response.
The Texas State Capitol Building during the 87th Legislative Session at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. Matthew Busch
Texas Observer Staff
May 28, 2021, 9:25 am CST
Welcome to the 87th Legislative Session. Since the last session came to a close in June 2019, Texas has been hit by an unrestrained pandemic and a crippling economic crisis and now the fallout from deadly blackouts. Under unprecedented circumstances, lawmakers are faced with a number of urgent challenges. The
‘Not Celebrating Yet’: South Texans Wait for Biden to Cancel Trump’s Wall
The president’s pause on wall construction leaves questions unanswered in Texas.
Nayda Alvarez is a public school teacher in the Rio Grande Valley. Her home, less than a football field’s length from the Rio Grande, is threatened by the border wall. Gus Bova
The president’s pause on wall construction leaves questions unanswered in Texas.
Nayda Alvarez is a public school teacher in the Rio Grande Valley. Her home, less than a football field’s length from the Rio Grande, is threatened by the border wall. Gus Bova
The ‘Culture of Violence’ Inside Austin’s Police Academy
Recent audits of the city’s cadet training spotlight a warrior-cop culture that pervades policing, even in a so-called progressive city.
After police in Austin shot “less-lethal” munitions at protesters in early June, there were deafening calls for the firing of Austin Police Chief Brian Manley. Jeff Newman/AP Images
Recent audits of the city’s cadet training spotlight a warrior-cop culture that pervades policing, even in a so-called progressive city.
After police in Austin shot “less-lethal” munitions at protesters in early June, there were deafening calls for the firing of Austin Police Chief Brian Manley. Jeff Newman/AP Images