Observer Masthead Additions and a Farewell

Observer Masthead Additions and a Farewell

I’m proud to announce that the Observer has hired Mary Tuma, a freelance contributor since 2020, as a staff writer covering reproductive rights and politics starting late next month. Mary has been a leading reporter on repro rights in Texas for more than a decade, including during her years on staff at the Austin Chronicle. See her story from this week about the state’s maternal mortality commission to get a sense of what’s to come: Texas Matern…