Politics & Policy
June 10, 2022
When It Comes to Recounts, It’s Not Henry Cuellar’s First Rodeo
The nine-term U.S. congressman from Laredo first came to power after a bitterly contested recount that led some to call the election stolen.
Jessica Cisneros
Politics & Policy
May 25, 2022
Progressives Are Gaining in South Texas, but Henry Cuellar Appears to Have Narrowly Beaten Them Back
Jessica Cisneros’s challenge from the left animated some national Democrats against the nine-term congressman.
Politics & Policy
May 6, 2022
Will the Threat to Abortion Rights Shake Up Texas’s Tightest Primary Runoff?
U.S. House candidate Jessica Cisneros predicts it will, but most national Democratic leaders are standing behind the incumbent, Henry Cuellar.
Politics & Policy
February 13, 2022
Can Justice Democrats Swing Two Texas Congressional Districts to the Left?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came to Texas to back two candidates who share her platform.
Politics & Policy
March 5, 2020
The Bernie Sanders Movement Isn’t Winning Down-Ballot Primaries
Jessica Cisneros is the latest AOC-backed, Bernie-style candidate to fall short.
Politics & Policy
February 27, 2020
Henry Cuellar’s Constituents Are Restless, But Are They Ready for AOC Ally Jessica Cisneros?
Voters in the Laredo-based border district will choose between the eight-term conservative Democrat and a young, progressive immigration attorney who is running an unabashedly left-wing campaign.