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March 27, 2023

Pioneering Independent Newspaper The Texas Observer Announces Shutdown
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The Texas Observer says it is shutting down and will lay off its
17-person staff after 68 years of publication. The storied magazine was
the longtime home of progressive journalists, including Ronnie Dugger,
Molly Ivins and Kaye Northcott. The Observer is known for its combative
style, its muckraking investigative journalism, and for providing an
independent voice in the face of mass media consolidation.


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