Can One of Texas’s Last Purple Republicans Survive?
This test of will and political strength has become symbolic of the larger struggle in the Texas Republican Party this year.
This test of will and political strength has become symbolic of the larger struggle in the Texas Republican Party this year.
The closer we get to the March 6 primary election, the more we should expect to see the conflict between centrist Republicans and far-right conservatives grow more intense.
Abbott and Patrick are bringing the power of incumbency to bear against a Rebellion of educators, business leaders and moderate Republicans.
The governor enters his reelection campaign with plenty of questions about long-term vision and legacy.
Abbott opened his 2018 campaign by attacking school districts, local governments, and a Republican incumbent.
Andrew White aims to capture the support of moderate Democrats and Republicans.
Guest Column: Don’t keep Texas on the same dangerously anti-business, discriminatory path.
The anti-transgender bathroom bill debate is a strike against any Texas city getting the Amazon HQ2.
A cartoon about the current state of the gubernatorial race.
Would you cast your vote for Mr. Leather International, or a guy who legally changed his name to SECEDE?
A Democratic survey of voters shows the governor's power, but it doesn’t mean Texans agree with Republicans on all the issues. Here's how the Democratic party can use that information.
Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp to lead rebuilding effort.
Trump’s border wall would kill a Texas wildlife refuge, Texas’s redistricting trial comes to a close, and University of Texas rookie with the Houston Texans gets arrested in Austin.
Dan Patrick’s Scorched-Earth Potty Politics.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott set off a firestorm of controversy yesterday when he bodyslammed a reporter and broke his glasses…Just kidding. That, of course, was Montana’s new Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte. (Yeah, yeah, allegedly bodyslammed.)Let’s try this again. Abbott caused a scandal when he said he could shoot someone in the
Dear Governor Abbott,I just happened to catch your remarks from yesterday afternoon, the ones you made while visiting the Austin gun range to sign the bill that lowers the cost of gun licenses in Texas. The Dallas Morning News story I read said that you celebrated by firing a 9 mm
Governor controls the spotlight as he signs a sanctuary city ban into law.
Our favorite political reads of the week.
The NFL is threatening to pull out of Texas when it comes to event consideration, and the governor is fighting back.
Do sheriffs have to comply with sanctuary city regulations?
Fact checking the governor’s state of the state address.
Can lawmakers invest in the future of Texas children with $2.8 billion less to spend?
Is unsolicited Twitter beef with constituents something we should expect from our politicians going forward?
At a media roundtable, the governor says his office is studying issues like border security and transgender access to bathrooms.
Despite the governor’s rhetoric, welcoming refugees is the Texas thing to do.
Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick have a lot to say about protecting police lives—but the biggest threats to officers aren’t toting guns.
What doesn’t the governor know, and how long hasn’t he known it?
Is the governor of Texas really eyeing higher office?
The sad, but triumphant post-rock band from Austin is the latest group to find their music in the hands of politicians.
Why the Texas governor’s call for a convention of the states is worth considering.
The Great Texas Meltdown of 2015 started slowly. In fact, things were looking mighty good for perennial favorites the Dallas Cowboys when they made the playoffs last January, and they could have gone all the way if it hadn’t been for a controversial call by the refs that cost them
Our governor should not be afraid of Syrian refugees.
His comments about Syrian refugees have gotten him national attention and could push more Texans to follow his lead.
According to the governor, local mayors aren’t allowed to ban firearms in their city halls, and religious charities can only help people he approves of.
A tweet gone foul.
We like the president less than the rest of the country, but the real showdown is over Blue Bell.
The Legislative Budget Board is correct about the limits of the line-item veto—but Governor Abbott has plenty of power.
He tipped his hand by backing the governor over the Lege.
Occam’s razor, y’all.
Governor Greg AbbottOf all the leaders entering the legislative session, the biggest question mark centered on Greg Abbott, the first new governor in Texas in fourteen years. The attorney general since 2002, he led the Republican ticket last November and walloped Democrat Wendy Davis in the
They’re in a thankless position in the Lege these days.
Our legislator in chief assesses a spring marked by pre-K budgets, the open carry debate, border security, and a certain kerfuffle over Jade Helm.
Greg Abbott emerged this session as the state’s uncontested leader—despite a few missteps along the way.
No offense to Michael Quinn Sullivan, but he’s never even won a Republican primary runoff, has he?
The Senate has already lost the fight over tax cuts.
Greg Abbott is on the edge of whether his first legislative session as governor will end in success or failure.
With more than 200,000 federal military personnel already in Texas, paranoia over the Jade Helm 15 exercise in Bastrop seems absurd.
A partial defense of the conspiracy theorists
On fiscal issues, at least, they have a unified front.
The Lieutenant Governor’s Internet Commenters Council is misreading history, and the Pre-K bill.