THIS WEEK: Like children, it’s always dangerous to pick one’s favorite stories. They’re all special and an editor’s affection is elastic, her tastes eclectic. Still, an editor must… edit. What follows is a list of Texas Observer stories that we loved this year. Read together, they show a weird, wild and frustrating Texas that’s changing at a dizzying pace. Enjoy!
—Editor Forrest Wilder
This was one of our most ambitious undertakings of the year. We partnered with Quartz to put together a nine-part series on one of the underreported climate stories in Texas: the present and future threat that climate change poses to one of North America’s great rivers, the Rio Grande.
Long considered “trash fish,” alligator gar have patrolled Texas rivers for millions of years. Now this living fossil is catching the attention of anglers, naturalists and TV producers alike.
A year after Hurricane Harvey, Port Arthur is fighting for survival. Will Texas' disaster recovery process push residents deeper into despair, or help lift them out of it?
