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Latin America has lots of experience with private military contractors protecting foreign companies in lawless conflict zones. It seldom goes well.

Two plays challenge their source material and speak to today’s audiences.

Since Columbine, expectations for cops have been clear. But reality often hasn’t measured up.

Last week, the prosecutor James Rodden returned to Dallas immigration court a year after the Observer's original investigation into his social media. Congressman Marc Veasey’s amendment did not receive a committee vote Wednesday.

An exhibition at the UMLAUF Sculpture Garden and Museum in Austin runs through January 25.

Once billed as rehabilitative alternatives to prisons, these facilities are the sites of fatal overdoses—like that which ended the life of a Texan named Jackie Wiley.

Hearst's acquisition of struggling newspapers in the state may seem like welcome news. But bigger doesn't always mean better.

The neo-Nazi group is engaged in a strategy to establish an independent economic ecosystem. Through publicly available information, interviews, and in-person observation, the Observer has identified companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that are operated either by members of Patriot Front or individuals with multiple connections to Patriot Front.

James Rodden, identified by the Observer last year as the operator of an account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.

The state has signed off on voucher funds for schools that exclude non-Christian and LGBTQ+ kids.

One sheriff who leads an anti-smuggling task force says the software helps “develop leads to eventually obtain probable cause.” Civil liberties experts say its use violates constitutional rights.