Regarded as one of the best independent magazines in the nation, the Observer writes about issues ignored or underreported in the mainstream press and has a commitment to improving the lives of Texans through revelatory and engaging investigative reporting.
The Observer has led the state’s major dailies and national media, breaking many major stories. Our writers and their stories have been featured on 60 Minutes, 20/20, The Rachel Maddow Show, NPR and Democracy NOW!, and picked up by the New Yorker, Huffington Post, the New York Times, Daily Kos, Jezebel and Time Magazine. The Texas Observer, long famous for its witty and irreverent view of the great state of Texas, is read by progressives, conservatives, working people, professors, lobbyists, retirees, parents, students, legislators and policymakers from both sides of the aisle.
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The Texas Observer devotes one third of each issue to literature and culture, and publishes an annual Books issue devoted to book reviews, excerpts, and essays.
A strategic approach to our online readership has led to a stable, organic foundation that supports an upward trend of in-the-market web traffic: Our readers are young, geographically diverse and politically aware individuals. Our digital audience has a wide-ranging interest that includes arts and culture, technology, travel, and, of course, news and politics.
The Texas Observer delivers an educated and affluent reader interested in deep-dive takes on the important issues shaping Texas. With a median household income of nearly $100,000, our readers who are highly likely to volunteer in their communities and donate to political causes and charities. Over half have visited or purchased from business that have advertised in the Observer. Readers interests’ include books and music, health and wellness and socially responsible investing. We’re pleased to report that a concerted effort in growing our print audience is, against national trends, succeeding.