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Silent Springs - The Texas Observer

Features »

Austin MUD v. Voting Rights Act
Will conservative activists in a small Texas utility district take down a key piece of American civil rights law?
by Anthony Zurcher

Tumbling Dice
The gaming industry bet big on the 81st Legislature. But no jackpot yet.
by Melissa del Bosque

Silent Springs
Is it too late to save Hill Country water?
by Forrest Wilder

Departments »

Dialogue
Letters to the Editors

Editorial
Null and Devoid
by Bob Moser

Political Intelligence
Hungry for Justice

Jim Hightower
Bailout Babies

Commentary
Wild Man
by Dave Richards

Bad Bills
by Susan Peterson and Reeve Hamilton

Books & the Culture »

Back of the Book
Car Sick
by Brad Tyer

Critic’s Notebook
Talk Therapy
by Josh Rosenblatt

Review
Carry That Weight
by James E. McWilliams

Review
The Man with the Golden Hammer
by Steven G. Kellman

Dateline
Free and Homeless
by Joe Ely