''The Texas Observer'' (also known as the ''Observer'') is an American

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with a liberal political outlook. The ''Observer'' is published bimonthly by a

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The Texas Democracy Foundation
. ''Exempt Organization Search''. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved August 28, 2016. nonprofit organization, the Texas Democracy Foundation. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

History

The ''Observer'' was founded by Frankie Randolph and Dugger in Austin in 1954 to address topics often ignored by daily newspapers in the state, such as those affecting working people and concerning class and racism. In the 1970s, Molly Ivins served as the ''Observer's'' co-editor and a political reporter.

Notable staff and contributors

Notable ''Observer'' staff and contributors, past and present: *

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* Billy Lee Brammer * Minnie Fisher Cunningham *

J. Frank Dobie James Frank Dobie (September 26, 1888 – September 18, 1964) was an American folklorist, writer, and newspaper columnist best known for his many books depicting the richness and traditions of life in rural Texas during the days of the open rang ...

Ronnie Dugger Ronnie Dugger (born 1931) is an American progressive journalist. Dugger attended UT and was editor of The Daily Texan 1950–1951. He was the founding editor of The Texas Observer from 1954 to 1961. Later he served as the Observer's publisher, ...

* John Henry Faulk * James K. Galbraith * Dagoberto Gilb *

Lawrence Goodwyn Lawrence "Larry" Goodwyn (July 16, 1928 – September 29, 2013) was an American writer and political theorist whose work transformed historians' understandings of American populism. He served as a professor at Duke University from 1971 to 2003. G ...

Jim Hightower James Allen Hightower (born January 11, 1943) is an American syndicated columnist, Progressivism in the United States, progressive political activist, and author. From 1983 to 1991 he served as the elected commissioner of the Texas Department of ...

* Molly Ivins *

Larry L. King Larry L. King (January 1, 1929 – December 20, 2012) was an American playwright, journalist, and novelist, best remembered for his 1978 Tony Award-nominated play ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'', which became a long-runni ...

Maury Maverick Jr. Fontaine Maury Maverick Jr. (January 3, 1921 – January 28, 2003) was an American lawyer, politician, activist, and columnist from the U.S. state of Texas. A member of the prominent Maverick family, he was the great-grandson of Samuel Mave ...

* Larry McMurtry * Willie Morris *

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Eileen Welsome Eileen Welsome (born March 12, 1951) is an American journalist and author. She received a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1994 while a reporter for ''The Albuquerque Tribune'' for a 3-part story titled "The Plutonium Experiment" published ...

Alan Pogue Alan Pogue (born 1946 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is a photojournalist who works exclusively in black-and-white still documentary photography. His career focuses on social justice and Texas politics from the early 1970s to the present.

References

External links

Official website
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