Molly Ivins on Ann Richards’ Legacy
As another Democratic woman heads for the governorship, the Observer shares an archival piece looking back at the last.
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The Texas Ocelot in a World ‘Propelled Toward Algorithms and Bottom Lines’
Karen Olsson’s latest novel, about a biologist and the rare cats, marks the third installment in a trilogy of blighted idealism.
Bobby Pulido, the New Scion of South Texas Democrats
The Tejano star ousted a two-term Republican incumbent, but now that the music’s over, what kind of congressman will he be?
And Poof. There Goes Red Texas.
From the most powerful GOP state in the nation to blue, in one fell swoop.
Holy Shit, Texas Democrats Are Gonna Govern
You're not hallucinating. Or, even if you are, either way it really happened.
‘We Just Took Back Texas’: Watching the Blue Tsunami from Talarico’s Victory Party
In a thoroughly historic night of statewide electoral upsets, led by the Democratic Senate candidate, Texans rejoiced.
Far From Abbott’s Promised ‘Dark Red,’ Harris County Drives Democrats to Victory Up and Down Ballot
Texas’ largest county cemented its status as a staunchly blue stronghold.
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Yep, Texas Got Dummymandered
Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting—fueled by hubris and fealty to Trump—bit them in the ass.
Inundated by ICE and Rising Costs of Living, South Texas Returns Home to Democrats
After two years of being ground zero for the Trump administration’s nationalist policies, the region dramatically swung for Dems after flipping red in 2024.
Texans Decide that Bo French Was the ‘Problem’
The guy who said 100 million people in America should be deported was himself removed from contention for elected office, along, it seems, with the entire ticket around him.