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What Nobody Says About Austin »
Is Austin the state’s most segregated city?
February 2013 by Cecilia Ballí
A Capital Time »
Midland's Tom Craddick shares a few memories from his forty-plus years in the Legislature.
February 2013 As told to Brian D. Sweany
On the Money »
As the Eighty-third Legislature gears up at the Capitol this month, will lawmakers be penny-wise and pound-foolish? Or just plain foolish?
January 2013 by Paul Burka
Primary Targets »
Michael Quinn Sullivan is the most powerful (and feared) activist at the Capitol. So who is he?
January 2013 by Nate Blakeslee
Brooke Rollins: The American Dream is Alive and Well in Texas »
The Texas Public Policy Foundation's president on the direction of the Republican Party of Texas and what it's like to be one of Ronald Reagan's "happy warriors."
January 2013 Interviews by Erica Grieder
Medicine Brawl »
Sure, Rick Perry doesn't want to expand Medicaid. But can he afford not to?
December 2012 by Michael Ennis
Brand Man »
Meet Vinny Minchillo, one of the creative forces behind Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.
December 2012 Interview by Erica Grieder
Medicine Sprawl »
Why Medicaid expansion is a bad idea.
December 2012 by John Daniel Davidson
Election Plight »
In which Joshua Treviño and Harold Cook swap emails (and opinions) about the 2012 election, political trends, and what happens next in Texas.
November 2012 by Harold Cook and Joshua Treviño
Isle of Fight »
The battle over public housing in Galveston.
November 2012 by Paul Burka
The Paul Sadler Interview »
As the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate prepares for his final debate against Ted Cruz, he discusses why he thinks he can win, the state of the Democratic party, and what the word "troll" really means.
November 2012 Interview by Brian D. Sweany
The Kay Place »
Kay Bailey Hutchison, the state’s senior senator and the first woman from Texas to hold that office, opens up about the changes in her party, why she decided to retire, and the governor’s race that got away.
October 2012 Interview by Brian D. Sweany
The Poll Truth »
When a third of its citizens vote, can Texas really be called a democracy?
October 2012 by Michael Ennis
Ted Cruz’s Excellent Adventure »
Will a tea party darling be the state’s first Hispanic senator?
October 2012 Interview by Jake Silverstein
Righting Votes »
Why requiring photo identification on Election Day is sensible and necessary—and hurts no one at all.
October 2012 by Jose Aliseda
The Texas Supermodel »
America is chasing the myth of Texas. Fortunately, we aren’t.
September 2012 by Michael Ennis
Greg Abbott’s War »
The state attorney general on Obamacare, secession, and challenges to Texas sovereignty.
September 2012 by Jake Silverstein
Made in Texas? »
Lone Star State conservatives may be happy about America’s turn to the right, but that doesn’t mean we can take the credit (or blame!) for it.
September 2012 by Joshua Treviño
Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives »
In 2011 the Legislature slashed funding for women’s health programs and launched an all-out war on Planned Parenthood that has dramatically changed the state’s priorities. A year later, the battle is still raging, and the stakes could not be higher.
August 2012 by Mimi Swartz
Julián Castro’s Office »
The mayor of San Antonio shows us where he works.
July 2012 by Kristie Ramirez
Right to Strife »
In Republican-dominated Texas, the May 29 primary might as well have been the general election. And what it revealed is a party perfectly capable of doing battle with itself, no Democrats required.
July 2012 by Paul Burka
The Party Never Ends! »
You might think they’re invincible, but Texas Republicans could soon find themselves in peril. At least that’s what Steve Munisteri says. And he should know.
June 2012 by Paul Burka
Truth or Consequences »
In 2004 Dan Rather tarnished his career forever with a much-criticized report on George W. Bush’s National Guard service. Eight years later, the story behind the story can finally be told: what CBS’s top-ranking newsman did, what the president of the United States didn’t do, and how some feuding Texas pols got the whole ball rolling.
May 2012 by Joe Hagan
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