Politics & Policy
April 11, 2016
Round the Bend
Texas’s recent primary season offers a blueprint for how the Republican party could reform itself in the post-Trump era.
Republican party
Politics & Policy
August 28, 2014
Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls
Why Republicans should listen to what female voters are saying.
Politics & Policy
August 15, 2014
Verging on Irrelevance
I don’t think Republicans recognize what is happening to their party in Texas. The GOP is verging on irrelevance. The failure of Texas to land the Republican national convention should have been a wake-up call for the state party. There was a reason why the Republicans chose Cleveland over Dallas:
Politics & Policy
February 10, 2014
A Generation of Republican Leadership
What the candidates running for lieutenant governor are saying in their campaign says a lot about Texas.
Politics & Policy
April 10, 2013
Paranoia Is the New Stupid
Acting like a rube used to be the best way to get ahead in politics. Now something crazier is required.
Sports
February 25, 2013
Our Aggie Governor’s Prediction for a Democratic-Leaning State…
“The University of Texas will change its colors to maroon and white before Texas goes purple, much less blue.”– Rick Perry, always thinking about college football (just like all of us).(From the Wall Street Journal. For the back story, read Erica Greider’s Thursday column.)
News & Politics
February 12, 2013
Sons of Sam
Leadership is lacking in Texas. O Houston, where art thou?
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Ted Cruz and the 47 Percent
Cruz argues that Republicans support limited government because they believe that’s what best creates opportunity, and therefore progress.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Dave Carney Would Like Republicans To Stop Trying to Reinvent the Party
The former advisor to Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich penned an op-ed in US News & World Reports urging the party not to abandon its values in a rush towards the center after the election.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
U.S. Rep. Ted Poe Can’t Keep His Mouth Shut
And he wouldn't have it any other way. The Humble congressman is an “oratory throwback,” infamous for giving a record number of speeches in the House.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Wentworth and Jones: Who’s Suing Who?
Republican state senator Jeff Wentworth's latest salvo against his primary opponent Elizabeth Ames Jones? Suing her for defamation.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Rick Perry and Mark Cuban Are Both More Popular than Jerry Jones
But Tim Tebow is more popular than all of them. Public Policy Polling released the last part of its January Texas voter survey.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Today in Perry: RedState Backs Off, Cain’s “Turn in the Barrel”
Perry ally throws in the white flag, we learn the origination of the phrase “turn in the barrel,” and the governor tweets about foreign policy.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
VIDEO: “The Daily Show” on Perry speech
Jon Stewart has a jolly time reenacting Rick Perry's "Cornerstone" New Hampshire speech.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Why People Are (Still) Talking about the Perry Video
New Hampshire speech goes viral, prompting mixed reactions ranging from speculation about drunkenness to "approachable and warm."
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Ted Cruz’s Excellent Adventure
Will a tea party darling be the state’s first Hispanic senator?
Politics & Policy
January 20, 2013
Bush v. Perry
Comparing Rick Perry's 2010 campaign to George W. Bush's 1998 reelection campaign.
Politics & Policy
January 20, 2013
The Gentleman From Texas
Only a few years after arriving in Washington, John Cornyn has become the capital’s most powerful Texan. Can he lead the Republicans back to power in the Senate?
Politics & Policy
October 15, 2012
Jeb Bush Says Texas Could Turn “Blue” In Just Four Years
Joe Hagan profiles the Bush dynasty for New York magazine.
Politics & Policy
April 1, 2002
Life of the Party
Night of the living Democrat.
Politics & Policy
March 1, 2002
The Craddickal Right
Tom Craddick of Midland wants to be the first Republican Speaker of the House in Texas since 1873. He may already have the votes, but his critics are questioning his tactics.
Politics & Policy
June 30, 1996
No Contest
If Bill Clinton wants to get elected president, he’ll have to do it without Texas—just like in 1992.
Politics & Policy
September 1, 1995
Texas Twenty: Gwen and Willie Richardson
Long before racial preferences were a political hot potato, these respected conservatives were bucking conventional wisdom—within their own community.