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Can Texas Oil Money Stop a Blue Gusher?
The PACs responsible for defending GOP majorities in the U.S. House and Senate are already gushing with money from Lone Star energy giants.
Justin Miller
Justin Miller covers politics and state government for the Texas Observer. He previously worked for The American Prospect magazine in Washington, D.C., and has also written for The Intercept, The New Republic, and In These Times. Originally from the Twin Cities, he received a journalism degree from the University of Minnesota.
Articles by Justin Miller
Buoyed by the Kochs, Kevin Brady and the GOP Have Some Tax Cuts They’d Like to Sell You
The Texas Congressman is leading the Republicans’ attempt to use tax cuts to win in November.
Texas Poised to Send More Right-Wing Tea Partiers to Congress
There will be a fresh crop of Texas tea partiers in Congress who are hellbent on pushing the Republican Party further to the right.
Democratic Establishment Candidates Run the Table in Texas Runoffs
It was a disappointing night for progressive activists hoping to stick it to the DCCC in Texas.
The Resistance has a Runoff in the Houston Suburbs
Texas’s affluent 7th Congressional District has become a hotbed for activism against Republican John Culberson. But first, it needs to get through one of the most contentious Democratic Party battles in the country.
Bunni Pounds Emerged from the Political Money Swamp to Run for Congress
Her job was to raise money for Wall Street’s favorite congressman. Now donors are returning the favor.
We Watched the Andrew White/Lupe Valdez Debate Because You Probably Didn’t
From Valdez’s “people language” to White’s “personal opinions” on abortion, here’s what you missed at the one (and probably only) debate between the Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls.
Inside Rick Treviño’s Scrappy Bid to Win Texas’s Most Coveted Congressional Seat
This former high school teacher and political renegade thinks he can beat the party favorite in the Democratic runoff for the state’s swingiest congressional district.
How Greg Abbott Got Played by the Russians During His Jade Helm Freakout
Former CIA director Michael Hayden said that the hysteria surrounding a U.S. military exercise in 2015 was the handiwork of Russian bots.
Lupe Valdez’s Record as Sheriff Spells Trouble with Young Latinos
“Just because you’re a Latino doesn’t mean we’re going to come out to vote for you because you look like us,” a student activist said.