The Texas Observer - PRWeb Press Release Group http://www.rsspad.com/rss2/21487.xml News from The Texas Observer - Powered by PRWeb and RSSPad en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 The Texas Observer's "Molly Ivins" Prize Goes to Diane Suchetka of Cleveland Plain Dealer http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1025194.htm Diane Suchetka, a reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, won The Texas Observer's Molly National Journalism Prize for her series, "Bernard's Story." Honorable Mention awards were presented to Jennifer Gonnerman for "School of Shock" in Mother Jones and to Ellen Schultz for "The Debt Collector vs. The Widow" in The Wall Street Journal. (PRWeb Jun 15, 2008)

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]]> Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1025194.htm Dan Rather to Host The Texas Observer Molly Ivins Award Thursday; Finalists Announced http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1019754.htm Dan Rather will host The Texas Observer "Molly Award" in Honor of the late MollyIvins. Wade Goodwyn, National Correspondent for National Public Radio will be the emcee.The program will include the presentation by Ken Bunting, Associate Publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, of the inaugural MOLLY Prize and two honorable mention awards to talented journalists. A Board of Advisors composed of prominent journalists reviewed all entries and selected the competition winners. (PRWeb Jun 11, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1019754.htm The Texas Observer Magazine to Release In-depth Look at Clinton-Obama Race in Texas http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb634061.htm Hillary v. Obama in Their Own Words. The Texas Observer (www.texasobserver.org), an independent publication, will publish an in-depth look at the Texas Primary on February 22. (PRWeb Feb 19, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb634061.htm Nominations for the 'Molly' -- a National Journalism Award Honoring Molly Ivins -- Deadline March 15 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb633361.htm The "Molly" will be awarded for an article or series of articles, including online work, that embodies the intelligence and passion that marked the work of the late Molly Ivins. An Awards Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas, will be held on June 12, 2008, with tickets available to the public at $50 each. Sponsor tables seating 10 will be available at $2,500 and $1,000. The Guest Speaker will be Ellen Goodman. Calvin Trillin, with Ms. Goodman, is an honorary co-chair. (PRWeb Jan 18, 2008)

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]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb633361.htm New in the Texas Observer: Saving Black Gospel Recordings http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb567934.htm Black gospel recordings risk being lost forever. To prevent this tragic cultural loss, Robert Darden, a former Billboard gospel music editor turned professor of journalism at Baylor University, has started the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2007)

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]]> Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb567934.htm The Texas Observer Wins 2007 Molly Ivins 'Give'em Hell' Award from Texas Civil Rights Project http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb566185.htm The Texas Civil Rights Project has awarded The Texas Observer the 2007 "Molly Ivins 'Give'em Hell'" award for the magazine's reporting on political and civil rights issues. (PRWeb Nov 3, 2007)

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]]> Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb566185.htm New in The Texas Observer: The Water's Rising, The Island's Subsiding, Galveston Keeps on Building http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb566322.htm Galveston, Texas, is waging a war with the sea and sand erosion. "Got Sand?" one t-shirt in the area says. Real estate development and condos continue to rise. So does the water, and our interactive map illustrates the potential. (PRWeb Nov 3, 2007)

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]]> Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb566322.htm The Texas Observer Releases Guide to Houston Superfund Sites http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb564638.htm Harris County's 11 Superfund sites are a record of sort. A Superfund site is a toxic waste dump so malignant that the Environmental Protection Agency has made its cleanup a national priority. The most any other county in Texas can boast is three sites. Here is the not so fun guide to Houston's Superfund sites. Miss them if you can. (PRWeb Oct 28, 2007)

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]]> Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb564638.htm Texas Gov. Rick Perry's Endorsement of Giuliani Draws Fire, Says New Texas Observer Blog http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb563459.htm Texas Gov. Perry says he would buy a truck even if there were a few features he didn't like. Hence, his kind words for Rudy Giuliani. Harsh words came from the John Birch Society, right-to-life supporters but also from other more moderate stalwarts who think this truck won't hunt. The latest from The Texas Observer. (PRWeb Oct 27, 2007)

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]]> Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb563459.htm Serious Book Reviews for Serious Readers and Book-givers at the Holiday Season: A Unique Site http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb562784.htm Book reviews abound. Amazon.com has thousands. But the serious reader who gives books to serious readers generally needs more. Certainly, the New York Review of Books and the New York Times Book Review section cover all the usual suspects with aplomb and mark well the beaten path. The Texas Observer, on the other hand, has its own unique view everything, and books and book reviews are not exceptions. Readers looking for something out of the ordinary for readers who are out of the ordinary often find it in a publication that is anything but ordinary. (PRWeb Oct 26, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb562784.htm Halloween v. Dia de los Muertos: Stories from The Texas Observer http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb562901.htm Although Christine Granados grew up in El Paso, she always thought Halloween was about candy and costumes. After getting the lowdown on the graveyard parties at Dia de los Muertos in a bar, she wonders if her Catholic friends get the better deal. New in the most recent edition of The Texas Observer (PRWeb Oct 25, 2007)

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]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb562901.htm 'They Come From Mexico; They Die in Brooks County': The Border Wars Up Close in Texas http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb562839.htm Stereotypes sometimes dominate the mass media when talk turns to the Texan-Mexican border. Spend some time and a more highly nuanced picture emerges of Texans attempting to cope with the immense human tragedy of immigrants dying on ranches and fields. The immigrants are more desperate, the "coyote" guides more ruthless, and the death toll is matched only by the emotional toll of those who knew the immigrants and those who find their bodies and bury them. (PRWeb Oct 24, 2007)

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]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb562839.htm The Chamber of Commerce and the Border Fence: Bad for Business? http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb562833.htm The immigration debate often disintegrates into stereotypes. Illegal immigrants sneaking across the border are video wallpaper on the Lou Dobbs show. Militant immigrant protesters are shown on the evening news. Truth is, up close, the border fence and the people and issues involved are far more complex. Local businessmen and farmers are more than conflicted. And hardboiled Anglos in law enforcement grimace at the toll in human lives. In this first of an online series of releases on the border issue and immigration, The Texas Observer takes a look at life near where "the fence" is rising. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2007)

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]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb562833.htm 'Tort Reform' Has Failed to Bring Doctors to Rural Texas, The Texas Observer Says http://www.prweb.com/releases/healthcare/lawsuits.doctors/prweb562635.htm Insurance and medical interests spent millions in 2003 successfully urging voters to pass Proposition 12, a constitutional amendment that limits the amount of money patients or their survivors could recover in medical malpractice lawsuits. Proponents claimed that greedy lawyers were besieging doctors with frivolous lawsuits that were causing malpractice insurance rates to skyrocket and doctors to flee the state. The campaign's promise, that tort reform would bring doctors to sparsely populated regions, has now been tested for four years. It hasn't turned out that way. Also, a Superfund guide to the Houston area, the "Wart Against Christmas," and the regular book review section, in the most recent edition of The Texas Observer. (PRWeb Oct 22, 2007)

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]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/healthcare/lawsuits.doctors/prweb562635.htm 'Smoking for Jesus' -- A Displaced New Orleans Congregation Takes Root in Texas http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb562777.htm They call themselves the Smoking for Jesus Ministry. As Hurricane Katrina bore down on the Gulf Coast, the church picked up en masse and fled to the Texas Hill Country where they have set up an insular and supportive life based on the preaching of Pastor Willie Monnet. In spite of the dramatic change, they have flourished in the deeply religious city of Marble Falls. Despite allegations from some relatives of parishioners that they behave like a cult, the church has delivered its members first from the rough streets of New Orleans and then from the disaster of Katrina. (PRWeb Oct 21, 2007)

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]]> Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb562777.htm The Texas Observer Pushes for Key Public Records Withheld on "Homeland Security" Grounds http://www.prweb.com/releases/public/records/prweb561925.htm Invoices obtained by The Texas Observer reveal the Texas Department of Public Safety has spent more than $160,000 in a lawsuit to keep information from the public, even though the Attorney General has stated there are no security issues. The Texas Observer has asked attorneys across the state and nation to view the documents and invoices online to see if the charges -- including $75 for reading an article in The Texas Observer -- are appropriate. Decide whether the DPS is protecting the public or simply withholding videos that may show a multi-millionaire lobbying lawmakers. A key court decision is expected on Oct. 24,but the larger public policy question is whether homeland security is well-served by spending money to keep the public in the dark, or to pursue legitimate anti-crime and anti-terrorist activities. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2007)

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]]> Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/public/records/prweb561925.htm New From The Texas Observer: The Jaws of Life -- a Death Near the Border http://www.prweb.com/releases/mexican/immigration/prweb560589.htm New stories from The Texas Observer tell of a jawbone and a strange death on the border, a man released from prison after serving 19 years for a crime he did not commit, photographic excerpts from photographer-documentarian Alan Pogue's "Witness for Justice," and an editorial about Iraq entitled "Molly's Last Crusade." We also review Norman Pearlstine's new book on journalistic sources and listen to Los Lobos at a music festival in Midand that may give a glimpse of the state's demographic future and growing Hispanic cultural influence. (PRWeb Oct 12, 2007)

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