A Socially Distanced Senate Runoff Debate Finally Got MJ Hegar and Royce West to Throw Down
The race to choose a Democratic challenger to John Cornyn has been overshadowed by other news, but it finds the Texas Democratic Party bitterly divided.
The race to choose a Democratic challenger to John Cornyn has been overshadowed by other news, but it finds the Texas Democratic Party bitterly divided.
The disparity is even more stark when you consider that Wyoming is just one of 35 states with a smaller population than the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex alone.
The resignation of a key election official serves as a warning about the dangers of conducting elections in person during the coronavirus pandemic.
Governor Greg Abbott is letting counties decide whether to postpone certain May elections. For the general, expanded vote by mail may be necessary.
We weigh in on the most important Super Tuesday races, recent results, and what it all means.
Like a lot of Democratic primary voters, I am still in a black hole of indecision, with the clock running down.
A new poll asks the question that previous ones strongly suggested.
Ahead of Super Tuesday, the Sanders campaign has reached out to Muslim voters unlike any campaign before.
Idealistic young people in the Bloomberg campaign believe they'll stay in Texas through November. But that's not what top staff are saying.
The booming suburbs of Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio could change the distribution of power in the state.
This year is going to feature a lot of confident pronouncements from experts who will be proved wrong again and again.
The Vermont socialist looks surprisingly strong in the Lone Star State.
Iowa and New Hampshire don’t look like the rest of America, while Texas is a microcosm of the nation.
Castro’s presidential ambitions have ended, but Texas has likely not heard the last of him.
Now that races for the March primary are (mostly) set, here are a few things worth keeping an eye on.
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the Senate candidate outlines her plan to unseat John Cornyn.
The former San Antonio mayor didn’t qualify, but he still made his presence felt.
This could be the year that Texas Democrats finally break through. (Yes, really.) But Republicans have a solid plan to stop them.
Our hero’s odyssey ends where it started: with him.
Despite obvious talent and a dedicated fanbase, the El Paso native’s big national release is uninspired.
When Beto left Texas, he lost his way.
A government agency finds human rights abuses, and a five-year high for abuses by Border Patrol agents.
Some Texas Democrats are quietly urging the former San Antonio mayor to drop his White House bid, but many Hispanics wish him to fight on.
Beto vs. Julian, Castro tries to shank Biden, why the debate format sucks, and (bonus!) a snoozy Latinos for Trump rally.
In just a few years, the reputed genius behind Trump’s election has completely reinvented himself. But is his story too good to be true?
In the aftermath of the El Paso shooting, party leaders expect the presidential candidates to address racism and immigration.
An analysis of the two Texan presidential candidates’ rally songs.
He's unlikely to win the presidential nomination, but after years of false starts he is becoming a leader in the Democratic party.
O'Rourke and Castro's polling in Texas is virtually unchanged from a month ago. That’s good news for only one of them.
His fundraising is bad, his poll numbers are worse, and some Texans still think he should run for Senate.
“The other Texan” went after the former Senate candidate, who responded by stepping on a long-scheduled Austin rally.
The debate had the feel, at times, of an episode of Survivor—the little guys teaming up to clear their ranks before the real fight begins.
Seven Democratic hopefuls are within striking distance of Trump, with Joe Biden leading the pack.
A Q&A between filmmaker David Modigliani and Texas Monthly's Eric Benson, who followed O'Rourke for the 2018 'Underdog' podcast.
The San Antonio congressman said he feels he can accomplish more in the majority party in the U.S. House
“We believe we have a path to [winning] … if the Democrats choose a far-left person who is espousing socialistic policies.”
The former San Antonio mayor and Obama cabinet member said he will announce his intentions in January.