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.
Democrat
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?…