Political Intelligence
Raid Aid
Rain Falling on Dallas Democrats’ Parade
Heavy thunderstorm likely to favor Republicans
Dallas County Democrats have some adverse weather to contend with today – and we’re not just talking about voter discontent blowing in off the Potomac. At a...Read More
Claytie’s Power Play
dispatch from the water wars They say one vote can make all the difference. For Clayton Williams, one vote could help him make a lot of money. Williams, the 81-...Read More
It’s Better to Be Silent and Thought a Fool…
dept. of elections Politicians talk a lot, mainly about themselves and their opinions, and about how much better they are than their opponents. That makes David...Read More
The Perry Plan
Gov. Rick Perry didn’t exactly face a tough crowd at Lubbock’s Monterey High School on Aug. 31. Well before his arrival, 30 or so students had assembled...Read More
The Dead City
Death greets visitors to Reynosa these days. On the outskirts of this gritty industrial city across the Rio Grande from McAllen, a shining, white altar to the s...Read More
A Ruling for Capture
Soon the state Supreme Court will decide Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Day, a landmark case that could upend the state’s rickety system of groundwater regulati...Read More
Rainbow Raid Revisited
Dept. of Homophobia It’s been just over a year since Fort Worth police, with Texas Alcohol and Beverage Control agents in tow, stormed into the Rainbow Lo...Read More
UT’s racism pressure valve
At UT, the fight against discrimination devolves into symbolism
If history is written by those who show up, then the question of renaming UT’s Simkins Hall dormitory—currently named for confederate officer, Florida K...Read More