Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • The Texas Observer

    Sticking to Their Guns

    Nov 01, 2019 3 minutes
    —JUSTIN MILLER

    DAYS AFTER A MAN DROVE THROUGH MIDLAND AND Odessa, shooting an AR-15-style rifle out his window at bystanders and killing seven people, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick issued what was seen as a potentially monumental breakthrough in the state’s gridlocked politics around guns. The staunch conservative came out in support of expanding mandatory background checks in private sales of guns between strangers, a loophole that the shooter exploited to get his rifle after failing a federal background check years before.

    “Someone in the Republican Party has to take the lead on this,” Patrick

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from The Texas Observer

    The Texas Observer4 min readCrime & Violence
    Can Texas Solve A Problem Like Ken Paxton?
    The forthcoming impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton is guaranteed to provide a colorful show and a lesson on how Texans occasionally confront the corrupt through a highly anachronistic political tool. Many Americans may only recall the i
    The Texas Observer19 min readCrime & Violence
    Between Two Deaths: Hope For The Future
    It was a busy day for Mitesh Patel and his wife Shweta in May 2018. Both 36, they were working from their home office in the Alamo Heights suburb of San Antonio while their two sons were at school and daycare. Shweta, a financial manager for a major
    The Texas Observer1 min read
    Editor’s Note
    Dear Observer Community, Short-term rentals—for which companies like Airbnb serve as brokers—are sucking up housing inventory across Texas, driving up prices for renters and home buyers alike. For longterm residents whose neighborhoods have been take

    Related Books & Audiobooks