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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.
A sole suburban legislative seat in Texas is up for grabs in November, providing a glimpse at Democrats’ 2020 effort to expand control of the suburbs and take control of the state House.
El Pasoans share the deep and expansive trauma that the Walmart massacre has inflicted, and they’re urging lawmakers to take action.
The Texas House Speaker announced his resignation, becoming another example of the trite adage: it’s the cover-up, not the crime.
By supporting expanded background checks for private sales between strangers, Patrick has quickly become a conservative non grata.
The secret recording confirms the cynicism, vindictiveness, and ugliness at the heart of the Republican politics.
The powerful former Dallas congressman and GOP leader was trying to swim back to the swamp. Instead, he got sucked into it.
The once-powerful Republican congressman is trying to claw his way back to Washington at a time when his allies in Trumpworld are under fire.
The Panhandle congressman has been an unwavering hawk and a champion for bigger war budgets.
The senior senator from Texas has mastered the art of political subservience, making him very powerful—and perhaps vulnerable.
GM autoworkers from the Arlington plant, one of the company’s most profitable, are part of the largest strike against a U.S. business since 2007.
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