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Major coverage examines elementary and middle school arrests and the trauma caused by expanding school policing, while other sections investigate failures in the Texas foster care system, religious nonprofits, and political battles tied to gun rights and Uvalde. Additional reporting includes abortion law impacts, faith and custody systems, prison-related scrutiny, arts and culture features, and literary and photo essays.","JULY/AUGUST 2 0 2 6  \n\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| THE\u003Cbr>TEXAS\u003Cbr>SCHOOL\u003Cbr>ARRESTS CRISIS\u003Cbr>How kids as young as 10 bear the burden of tough-on-crime policies\u003Cbr>By JOSEPHINE LEE |  |  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>since\u003Cbr>1954 | AN EAST TEXAS LOVE LETTER\u003Cbr>By DALYAH JONES |  | THE HOUSE THAT YOUTUBE BUILT\u003Cbr>By STEVEN MONACELLI |  |\n\n\n| 14\u003Cbr>Arrested Child Development\u003Cbr>As the Legislature sends more cops into schools, data shows state laws are failing to protect elementary and middle schoolers from life-changing trauma.\u003Cbr>By JOSEPHINE LEE\u003Cbr>26\u003Cbr>Losing Faith\u003Cbr>Why religious nonprofits fail to plug the gaps in the Texas foster care system\u003Cbr>By WILLOW HIGGINS\u003Cbr>34\u003Cbr>One in the Chamber (23 in the Clip…)\u003Cbr>Brandon Herrera is the gun-rights extremist on the verge of speaking for Uvalde in the U.S. House.\u003Cbr>By STEVEN MONACELLI | \u003Cbr>01 EDITOR’S LETTER\u003Cbr>02 POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE\u003Cbr>The state of the Republic(ans) . By JUSTIN MILLER\u003Cbr>04 EYE ON TEXAS\u003Cbr>At the Texas Medical Center, I see the absurdity and cruelty of our state’s abortion laws firsthand.\u003Cbr>By SOPHIE SCHOTT\u003Cbr>06 THE INTERVIEW\u003Cbr>The battle for the bellwether By JUSTIN MILLER\u003Cbr>08 ESSAY\u003Cbr>‘Cocks Not Glocks,’revisited.\u003Cbr>By COURTNEY THOMAS\u003Cbr>10 PROFILE\u003Cbr>The Inside Books Project faces a prison system crackdown.\u003Cbr>By HOPE CORRIGAN\u003Cbr>12 STRANGEST STATE By OBSERVER STAFF\u003Cbr>42 PHOTO ESSAY\u003Cbr>Scenes of a San Antonio skater\u003Cbr>By MONSE GUAJARDO\u003Cbr>50 REVIEW\u003Cbr>Pam Colloff exposes a devilish bargain from Texas to Florida.\u003Cbr>By MICHELLE PITCHER\u003Cbr>52 REVIEW\u003Cbr>A labor novel of Austin service work By IRENE VÁZQUEZ\u003Cbr>54 POSTCARD\u003Cbr>Bats!\u003Cbr>By LISE OLSEN\u003Cbr>56 CULTURE\u003Cbr>I come from the women who come from the Thicket.\u003Cbr>By DALYAH JONES\u003Cbr>60 POEM\u003Cbr>Like Zāl\u003Cbr>By ALIAH LAVONNE TIGH\u003Cbr>CONTENTS |\n| --- | --- |\n| ON THE COVER: CLAY RODERY ABOVE: CLAY RODE RY, GUILLERMO ORT EGO, STEVEN MONACELLI |  |\n| STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION\u003Cbr>THE TEXAS OBSERVER (PUBLICATION \\#0040-4519), 54 CHICON STREET, AUSTIN TX 78702 IS PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY, (6 ISSUES ANNUALLY) FOR A SUBSCRIPTION PRICE OF $60.00. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LOREN LYNCH; EDITOR, G US BOVA. OWNER: THE TEXAS DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION, 54 CHICON STREET, AUSTIN, TX 78702. 15. EXTENT AND NATURE OF CIRCULATION FOR ISSUE DATE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2025. (A) TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES: 5,428 (B) PAID AND/OR REQUESTED CIRCULATION: (B1) PAID OR REQUESTED MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS OUTSIDE-COUNTY:4,308. (B2) PAID OR REQUESTED MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS IN-COUNTY: 0. (B3) OTHER NON-USPS PAID DISTRIBUTION: 1,120. (B4) OTHER CLASSES MAILED THROUGH USPS: 0. (C) TOTAL PAID AND/OR REQUESTED CIRCULATION: 5,428. (D) FREE DISTRIBUTION BY MAIL: (D1) OUTSIDE-COUNTY: 0. (D2) IN-COUNTY: 0. (D2) OTHER CLASSES MAILED THROUGH THE USPS: 0. (D4) OUTSIDE THE MAIL: 0. (E) TOTAL FREE DISTRIBUTION: 0. (F) TOTAL DISTRIBUTION: 5,428. (G)\u003Cbr>COPIES NOT DISTRIBUTED: 0. (H) TOTAL: 5,428. (J) PERCENT PAID AND/OR REQUESTED CIRCULATION: 100%. SIGNED LOREN LYNCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. |  |\n| THE TEXAS OBSERVER (ISSN 0040-4519/USPS 541300), entire contents copyrighted © 2026, is published six times per year by the Texas Democracy Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit foundation, P.O. Box \\#11554, Austin, TX 78711. Telephone (512) [477-0746. Email: business@texasobserver.org. Periodicals Postage paid in Austin](477-0746. Email: business@texasobserver.org. Periodicals Postage paid in Austin), TX, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER Send address changes to: The Texas Observer, 54 Chicon St., Austin TX 78702. Subscriptions: 1 yr $60. Foreign, add $13 to domestic price. Back issues $10. Airmail, foreign, group, and bulk rates on request. Microfilm available from University Microfilms Intl., 300 N Zeeb Rd, Ann Arbor MI 48106. INDEXES The Texas\u003Cbr>Observer is indexed in Access: The Supplementary Index to Periodicals; Texas Index; and, for the years 1954 through 1981, The Texas Observer Index. 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