Politics & Policy
September 13, 2021
Why Democrats Are Losing Texas Latinos
The party assumes people of color will turn the state blue. But most Tejanos consider themselves white. And more are voting Republican.
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Politics & Policy
November 20, 2019
How to Win Texas in 2020
This could be the year that Texas Democrats finally break through. (Yes, really.) But Republicans have a solid plan to stop them.
Politics & Policy
April 24, 2019
Can Out-of-State Liberals Oust a Texas Democrat?
The group that made Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a star in New York aims to unseat veteran Laredo congressman Henry Cuellar.
Politics & Policy
March 13, 2014
A Bright Spot for Democrats
Leticia Van de Putte, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, posted a strong showing in the March 4th primary
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Yard Sign Vandalism Rampant As Election Looms
With less than two weeks until the general election, signs in Lubbock and Beaumont have been defaced and stolen.
Politics & Policy
February 2, 2009
The Gallup Poll: Is Texas Blue?
The Gallup organization released a nationwide poll last week showing the partisan preference in every state. The daily tracking poll, conducted during the election campaign, sampled 19,415 adult Texans concerning their self-identification by political party and found that 43.4% identified themselves as Democrats compared to 41.0% who identified
News & Politics
April 30, 2004
The Metamorphosis
If you want to understand the shift in political power that has taken place in Texas over the past thirty years—from rural areas to the new suburbs, from Democratic control to Republican dominance—you'll hardly find a better case study than Tom DeLay's Sugar Land.
Politics & Policy
February 1, 2000
Y2Kay
Is Kay Bailey Hutchison plotting a run for Governor? And other questions about Texas politics in the new millennium.
Politics & Policy
July 31, 1998
Less Is Mauro
Barring a miracle, Garry Mauro will lose to George W. Bush in this November’s gubernatorial election. So why is he acting like a winner?
Politics & Policy
September 30, 1997
Mrs. Ed.
Is the most outspoken member of the State Board of Education a selfless public servant or simply a prima Donna?
Politics & Policy
March 1, 1994
John the Knife
He’s a budget cutter in an era of consumption, a conservative Democrat in a party gone soft, a good ol’ boy with no polish or flash. So why is everyone buzzing about Texas comptroller John Sharp?
Politics & Policy
November 1, 1992
Honesty is the Best Politics
When you hold public office, the difference between truth and fiction is more than a matter of degrees. Ask Lena Guerrero.
Politics & Policy
September 30, 1992
Donkey Business
Small-town Texas gets a taste of national politics up close.
Politics & Policy
October 1, 1987
Famine, Pestilence, Destruction, and Death
These are only aliases. Their real names are Mattox, Mauro, Richards, and Hightower. And they may be leading the Democratic party to its apocalypse.
Politics & Policy
May 1, 1983
Mark White’s Coming-Out Party
The new governor’s first hundred days were great theater, but now come taxes.
Politics & Policy
June 30, 1974
The Peter Out Principle
The Texas GOP cranks down for November elections.