Texas Observer Shuts Down

Texas Observer, legendary crusading liberal magazine, is closing and laying off its staff

The Texas Observer is shutting down and will lay of its 17-person staff, including 13 journalists, several members of its board said Sunday.

Texas Observer, legendary crusading liberal magazine, is closing and laying off its staff

By Sewell Chan and Brandon Formby “Texas Observer, legendary crusading liberal magazine, is closing and laying off its staff” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Th…

Texas Observer Shuts Down

Texas Tribune: “The decision marks an end to 68 years of publication… The closing of the Observer raises questions about whether small progressive publications can survive the digital and demographic transformation of journalism and the information ecosystem during a time of rapid social and technological change.”

Texas Observer, legendary crusading liberal magazine, is closing and laying off its staff

The Texas Observer, the storied progressive publication known for its feisty, combative and often humorous investigative journalism, is shutting down and will lay off its 17-person staff, including 13 journalists, several members of its board said Sunday. The decision marks an end to 68 years of publication, starting with its founding in 1954 by Ronnie Dugger and including a six-year period under the helm of the legendary Molly Ivins from 1970 t…

After 68 years, the Texas Observer is shutting down, laying off staff

Several staff members revealed on social media that they only learned about the closure through the Tribune's reporting.

Texas Observer, legendary crusading liberal magazine, is closing and laying off its staff

The closing raises questions about whether small progressive publications can survive the digital transformation of journalism during a time of rapid social, demographic and technological change.