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Dallas Runoff Will Determine Heir to Powerhouse EBJ’s Seat in Congress
The race between Representative Jasmine Crockett and Jane Hope Hamilton has divided the North Texas Democratic establishment.
Justin Miller
Justin Miller is the news and politics editor for the Texas Observer. He joined the Observer in 2018 as a staff writer covering state politics and the Legislature. He’s covered lobbying and money in politics, border security and state contracting, and much more. He previously worked at The American Prospect magazine and received a journalism degree from the University of Minnesota.
Articles by Justin Miller
Texas Republicans Crow about ‘Roe’ Reversal, Lament Supreme Court Leak
With progressives apoplectic, Texas Republicans have spun the leak as a crusade against the Court and the rightful return of abortion regulation to the realm of red-state rights.
Greg Abbott’s Wasteful Border War Is Draining the State’s Coffers
The cost, scope, cruelty, and failure of the governor’s immigration dragnet far exceed that of any of his predecessors.
Filemon Vela Is Just the Latest Texas Congressman to Swing Through the Revolving Door
The Brownsville Democrat is resigning his seat early to take a job with a prominent Washington lobbying firm. Of the 15 members who’ve left the U.S. House since 2018, at least half have gotten into the business of political influence-peddling.
The Battle of Beaumont
For nearly 10 months in the once-mighty union bastion of southeast Texas, ExxonMobil locked out hundreds of refinery workers in an effort to force an embattled 80-year-old Steelworkers union local to give in—or get out.
Kelcy Warren’s Defamation Suit Has Beto O’Rourke Spoiling for a Fight
Texas has strong protections against frivolous defamation suits. Will the Democratic gubernatorial hopeful use them?
The State of Paxton v. Bush
What’s worse for a Republican in 2022: To be an alleged felon, or to bear the same last name as Jeb and the Georges?
The King of Laredo Lives to Fight Another Day in May Runoff
In an extremely close contest, South Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar narrowly escaped loss, but missed outright victory.
In GOP Primaries, Abbott Crushes Opponents While Paxton Forced into Runoff
Abbott’s shameless lurch to the right pays off, while Paxton may finally pay a price for clownish corruption in a runoff battle.
Hard-Right Megadonors Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks Pump Millions Into GOP Primary Wars
Texas’ biggest right-wing benefactors are—once again—throwing fuel on the fire in contentious Republican primary elections.