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Midterm Memo: The C-Team. Maybe B-.
It could definitely be worse.
Gus Bova
Gus Bova is the editor-in-chief of the Texas Observer. In 2016, he joined the Observer as an intern, later becoming a staff writer and an assistant editor. He's covered immigration, homelessness, labor, politics, and other major Texas stories. Before coming to the Observer, he worked at a shelter for recently arrived immigrants and asylum-seekers. He studied Latin American Studies at the University of Kansas.
Articles by Gus Bova
Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our January/February 2026 Issue
A note from the editor-in-chief
Our Most-Read Stories of 2025
Some of the articles that y'all really loved this year
Our Best Longform Stories of 2025
Nonfiction that's meant to be started, finished, and leave you with something to show for it
Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our November/December 2025 Issue
A note from the editor-in-chief
🎶It’s His Party and He’ll…🎶
... try to efficiently administer the primary process and persuade people to fill empty precinct chair positions, among other duties.
Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our September/October 2025 Issue
A note from the editor-in-chief
The History of Eugenics in Texas Isn’t What You Think
A new book unearths a chapter of the state’s story when anti-intellectual fundamentalism was put to good ends.
Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our July/August 2025 Issue
A note from the editor-in-chief
Legislature Mandates Sheriff-ICE Cooperation in Jails or Streets
Texas lawmakers are ordering nearly all counties to seek federal agreements that may be limited to jailhouses—or may convert deputies into roving immigration agents.