Forget About November. Thanks to Gerrymandering, the Texas Primary Matters More Than Ever.
The new maps have done away with nearly every competitive district, meaning most races will be decided next week or in the May runoffs.
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The new maps have done away with nearly every competitive district, meaning most races will be decided next week or in the May runoffs.
Forrest Wilder writes about politics and the outdoors.
In Texas's Republican primaries, the stop-the-steal message doesn’t seem to be catching fire.
Forrest Wilder writes about politics and the outdoors.
Jeb’s son is running for his political life in the Texas attorney general’s race. But Donald Trump may get the last laugh.
Forrest Wilder writes about politics and the outdoors.
Dan McQueen, best known for serving as Corpus Christi mayor for just 37 days, now wants to fly his personal autonomous aerial vehicle to D.C.
Forrest Wilder writes about politics and the outdoors.
Some idiots carved their names on prehistoric petroglyphs in Big Bend—and it's part of a disturbing spike in vandalism.
Forrest Wilder writes about politics and the outdoors.