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Fine ArtOctober 20, 2020

Fraudulent Indigenous Art Is Flooding Museums

After untold exploitation and erasure, Native artwork is being undermined by fraud.

Chris O’Connell , Savannah Maher and The Texas Observer
Racism and DiscriminationOctober 16, 2020

Texas and the Long Tail of Voter Suppression

As the growing number of Black and Latinx voters threaten the GOP’s stranglehold on power, attempts to limit safe voting options during the pandemic reveal a deeper sickness in Texas politics.

Michael Barajas and The Texas Observer

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Fine ArtOctober 20, 2020

Fraudulent Indigenous Art Is Flooding Museums

After untold exploitation and erasure, Native artwork is being undermined by fraud.

Chris O’Connell, Savannah Maher and The Texas Observer

Racism and DiscriminationOctober 16, 2020

Texas and the Long Tail of Voter Suppression

As the growing number of Black and Latinx voters threaten the GOP’s stranglehold on power, attempts to limit safe voting options during the pandemic reveal a deeper sickness in Texas politics.

Michael Barajas and The Texas Observer

Chris O’Connell , Savannah Maher and The Texas Observer