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Donald Trump

Free Tickets, Familiar Jokes, and an Unsettled Party Grasping for Unity—and a Fight

At the unusual midterm convention, Republicans pleaded with voters not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

by Eden Shamy

Keep Reading

In Laredo, a County Judge and MAGA Convert Seeks to Topple Henry Cuellar

by Justin Miller

One of the Top Texas House Races Could Come Down to a Single Issue: Water

by Justin Doud

Mexico’s Deportation Capital

by Georgina Pease

UNITED STATES - JUNE 24: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks during the Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing for Peter Michael Thomson, nominee to be inspector general of the Central Intelligence Agency, in Russell Building on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Oct 30, 2020

What Will A Texas-Sized Turnout Mean for Trump and Cornyn?

With record voter turnout in early voting, Texas is a presidential toss-up. John Cornyn is getting worried.

by Justin Miller

Illustration of Trump and other figures outside a refinery Oct 08, 2020

Claiming Major Superfund ‘Success,’ Trump EPA Focused on Completing Cleanups, Not Climate Planning

As work stalled on hardening Superfund sites against climate-related weather extremes, budget cuts continued and a backlog of sites awaiting cleanup ballooned.

by David Hasemyer and Lise Olsen

Oct 06, 2020

Trump’s Favorite Texas Sheriff Faces Re-Election Amid a Spike in Deaths at His Jail

Conservative media have turned Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn into a right-wing celebrity despite a long list of scandals on his watch.

by Michael Barajas

Oct 02, 2020

Loon Star State: Autocratic for the People

How ’bout that debate?

by Ben Sargent

A view of Juárez-Lincoln International Bridge connecting the United States to Mexico over the Rio Grande in Laredo. Jul 20, 2020

Back to the Wall

A border wall is headed for Laredo—unless opponents can run out the clock.

by Gus Bova

family separations Jul 07, 2020

In ‘Separated,’ One Journalist’s Close-up View of the Family Separation Crisis

Jacob Soboroff’s new memoir is a thorough account of how such a cruel policy came to be and how it traumatized hundreds of children and their families.

by Karl Richter

Trump in a fire suit saying in a bulleted list: 'There is no fire. There's a fire but it's almost out. The Chinese Set the fire. The fire'll disappear like a miracle. Put the fire out with Lysol. I'm doing this incredibly well. I'm not responsible at all. Without me there'd be a zillion fires. Nothing to see here, go back to church. There is no fire." As a fire clearly rages behind him. Jun 23, 2020

Loon Star: Nothing to See Here, Folks

by Ben Sargent

The Fiesta celebration in San Antonio. May 05, 2020

7 Texas Arts and Culture Causes to Consider on Giving Tuesday

Today is #GivingTuesdayNow. If you’re looking for causes to donate to, consider supporting the individuals and organizations that make Texas’ art, culture, and media great.

by Nicky Yeager

Quotes from presidents. "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." -FDR "Ask what you can do for your country." -JFK "I don't take responsibility at all." -DJT Apr 30, 2020

Loon Star: Leading By Example

by Ben Sargent

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