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2016 Presidential Election

Caddo Lake, Texas

Attica Locke’s New Mystery Novel Unearths East Texas Secrets

Heaven, My Home explores how black and white people can live almost entirely different experiences inside the same time and place.

by Mary Helen Specht

Keep Reading

Book Review: Scapegoating the Media Ignores Other Major Problems in American Politics

by Michael Hardy

The 10 Best Observer Stories of 2016: ‘The GOP is Gaslighting America’

by Forrest Wilder

Loon Star State: Trump and the ‘Rigged Election’

by Ben Sargent

vote here sign super tuesday 2016 texas primary Oct 27, 2016

The Texas Miracle #28: Voter Turnout for What?

On the show: Our journo panel marvels at massive early voting turnout numbers in Texas, plus a hospice chaplain offers tips on dying with style.

by Andrea Grimes

Big Bend, trans pecos Oct 26, 2016

Big Bend Residents Fighting Trans-Pecos Pipeline Feel ‘Left Behind’ by Candidates

Anti-pipeline voters in the Big Bend region say a Trump presidency would be disastrous for the region.

by Naveena Sadasivam

Donald Trump protester Oct 24, 2016

In Trump, Hispanic Republicans May Face their Alamo

Texas Republicans have made gains in San Antonio, but Donald Trump may wreck their best-laid plans.

by Christopher Hooks

Oct 20, 2016

The Texas Miracle #27: The Glittering Intellect of George W. Bush

On the podcast: Remember when we thought it couldn't get dumber than Dubya? Those sure were the days. Plus: Fowl play and frackers gone... fracking wild.

by Andrea Grimes

Ben Sargent Loon Star State cartoon more lipstick donald trump Texas GOP Oct 20, 2016

Loon Star State: ‘More Lipstick!’

by Ben Sargent

George W. Bush versus Donald Trump debate card Oct 19, 2016

Video: Donald Trump Makes George W. Bush Sound Like a Certified Genius

Remember when we all used to laugh about what a doofus George W. Bush was?

by Andrea Grimes

Donald Trump supporters Oct 19, 2016

Backward Together: Evangelicals and Trump Want to Make America Christian Again

How the conservative Christian myth of a fallen America connects with Trump’s dystopian fearmongering.

by David R. Brockman

Jill Stein joins an Austin crowd for a photo-op after touting her "Green New Deal" plan. Oct 18, 2016

Jill Stein Asks Texans to ‘Invest’ in the Green Party

Texas Greens say a vote for Stein isn’t a vote for Trump, promote down-ballot candidates.

by Gus Bova

Oct 17, 2016

The Trump Tally

Here’s where Texas’ top elected officials stand on the 2016 presidential race. (Hint: it’s mostly with Donald Trump.)

by Gus Bova, Andrea Grimes, and Forrest Wilder

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