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Texas Observer @TexasObserver Oct 21

Presenting the November/December 2026 issue of Texas Observer magazine, with cover story by @CandiceBernd. Cover photograph by Jordan Vonderhaar.

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The November/December 2026 issue of our magazine features a photo of nuclear-power equipment under construction in a mostly bare warehouse hung with Texas and U.S. flags. A construction worker is welding the shell of a miniature nuclear reactor. A metal Dewar flask sits in the foreground. Headline: Going Nuclear, Startup companies promising clean energy are striking a Faustian bargain with AI data centers, by Candice Bernd. Other headlines: The Adoption Trap II by Sandy West, Communism's Cowboy Canon by Michael Agresta.

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From our magazine: 50 years ago, Dee Azadian and his team photographed senior citizens in Central Texas, providing a unique view of their lives, the region's diversity, and post-Civil War history. texasobserver.org/earth-has-no-s…

In black and white, an older farmer feeds a cow behind a barbed wire fence. The farmer is wearing a rustic skirt and jacket, button down top, and a checkered head covering. She has one hand on the cow and the other holding a small empty bowl.

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"I’m sure it was discussed just how many barriers would be broken this November if the blue wave were big enough—but the topic was decidedly low-profile. In part because no one really predicted a sweep up and in part because that was just not the vibe." texasobserver.org/texas-glass-ce…

www.texasobserver.org In Texas, the Glass Ceiling Shattered in a Gas-and-Groceries Cycle Quietly—at least in the lead-up—voters ushered in a series of historic firsts.

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Out today: "Charter schools happen almost entirely outside the democratic process. The only element in the entire process of approving a charter school is when the original charter can be vetoed by the elected State Board of Education." texasobserver.org/texans-are-los…

www.texasobserver.org Texans Are Losing Their Democracy, School by School In the exact system charged with instilling our civic values, voter input is being stripped out with each legislative session.

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Supporters of the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge are pleading with newly elected Dems to help “pause surveying, clearing, and construction activities within the refuge until less damaging alternatives can be fully evaluated.” texasobserver.org/santa-ana-wild…

www.texasobserver.org Santa Ana's Last Stand Congress repeatedly shielded the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge from the border wall. Now, construction has begun—and an irrigation district lawsuit may be the only option left to buy time for...