Joe Biden Won’t Win in Texas. So How Exactly Might National Democrats Invest in the State?
One group that’s surprisingly bullish on Democrats’ chances to win a statewide race in the near future: Republican operatives.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly. Born in Boston, she moved to Texas in 2001 and has been writing about the state since 2016. Alexandra, whose work primarily focuses on the intersection of race and politics, has had her work featured in various publications, including FiveThirtyEight, the New York Times, the Washington Post, ABC News, ProPublica, and the Texas Tribune. Alexandra earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. She enjoys reading, playing tennis, discovering new music, rewatching Marvel movies, and spending time with her dog.
One group that’s surprisingly bullish on Democrats’ chances to win a statewide race in the near future: Republican operatives.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
Some seem tired of working in a place where so little gets done.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
The first stop of Ken Paxton’s revenge tour was in a North Texas House district, where his preferred candidate, Brent Money, reached a runoff.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
In the latest showdown over immigration restrictions, Texas representatives got into a heated confrontation on the floor.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
Republicans need a win after a summer of infighting. But party leaders are ignoring several potential consequences in moving hastily on this issue.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
Once a rising star in the Republican Party, the former congressman’s pitch as a “common-sense” Republican didn’t resonate with today’s GOP.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
Ahead of a special legislative session, the governor has implied there will be political consequences for those who get in his way.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
The attorney general is going on a right-wing media tour to complain—with no evidence—about a bipartisan conspiracy against him.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
The mistress’s testimony that wasn’t, Rusty Hardin’s snafu, a dismissed motion to drop all the charges, and more.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
The Texas state representative and Church of Christ pastor from DeSoto is the third prominent Democrat to enter the race.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
The film by right-wing activist Michael Quinn Sullivan is a warning to Republicans who might vote for Ken Paxton's impeachment.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
Meteorologists predict a cool, wet winter as the Pacific jet stream floats over Texas.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
The governor attracted strong support from small-dollar donors, but a large chunk of his haul came from multimillionaires and billionaires who quietly cut six-figure checks.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
National party leaders are stoutly backing the centrist U.S. representative from Laredo, hoping to avoid a primary from a progressive.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
The former U.S. congressman from Texas on his bid to beat Trump, artificial intelligence, his zodiac sign, and more.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
The Florida governor is still popular with many grassroots Republicans here, but most of the likely primary voters seem unready to abandon the former president.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.
No Democrat has won a statewide election in Texas since 1994, but Colin Allred and Roland Gutierrez have something working in their favor that Beto O’Rourke didn’t.
Alexandra Samuels is a senior editor at Texas Monthly who writes about politics and policy.