Editor’s Note: This interview, which first appeared in our January/February 2025 print issue, was originally scheduled to publish online later this month. On January 20, the news broke that Cecile Richards, 67, had died. “This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home, surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” said her family The post Cecile Richards Isn’t Giving Up the Fight appeared first on The Texas Observer.

Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs will operate in 2025 with 700 million fewer pesos (about $33.8 million) than in 2024, a budget cut that will affect consular services for millions of Mexicans in the United States when they will need them most.  Ever since President-elect Donald Trump won a second term in the White House, The post Is Mexico Prepared for Mass Deportations? appeared first on The Texas Observer.

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Deceleration, a nonprofit online journal of environmental justice. Sign up for their newsletter here. Last summer, Jessica Witzel collapsed, convulsed, and died in the unshaded driveway of a San Antonio gas station during one of the hottest days of 2024, itself the hottest year on record in The post Her Body Was 126 Degrees After She Died, Bexar County Medical Examiner Blames Drugs appeared first on The Texas Observer.

My second semester at Texas State University began last January. I remember the morning of January 24 not because of my new classes but because of the frightening information that appeared on my phone. My husband Igor Babkin was supposed to have arrived in Mexicali on the U.S.-Mexico border by the time I woke up, The post Lost in Transit: Russian Dissenters’ Perilous Path to America appeared first on The Texas Observer.

With the 89th legislative session kicking off this week, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar delivered a cautious—yet optimistic—revenue estimate for the next two years on Monday. The revenue forecast projects a slight decrease from the previous biennium, when lawmakers had record levels of taxpayer money at their disposal. Hegar estimated the Legislature will have about $195 The post Texas Foresees Strong Revenue, Full Rainy Day Fund. Who Will Benefit? appeared first on The Texas Observer.