He is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters and recently retired from Sam Houston State University.

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When a land forgets its legends, Sees but falsehoods in the past, When a nation views its sires In the light of fools and ...

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For $8 an hour, B.O., a Kenyan immigrant who asked the Texas Observer to use only her initials for fear of workplace retaliation, once cared for six elderly patients in a Houston group home for as ...

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A highly publicized multi-agency raid in Hays County resulted in dozens of arrests on low-level immigration charges and left ...

Fort Worth ISD is among the districts that could join Houston in having its elected board deposed, while Beaumont and Edgewood ISDs offer a cautionary tale.

Fort Worth ISD is among the districts that could join Houston in having its elected board deposed, while Beaumont and ...

José Luis Martínez is a Houston-based data reporter whose work focuses on government accountability and public money. He ...

The media outlets, including the Texas Observer, argue that the Paxtons are elected officials subject to public scrutiny.