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The Drain

by Ben Sargent

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Is Brandon Gill the Future of MAGA in Texas? 

by Eden Shamy

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

by Eden Shamy

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

by Justin Miller

Democratic presidential candidate former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro arrives to speak at the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) Jan 02, 2020

Julián Castro’s Bid May Be Over, But His Influence on the Presidential Race Will Continue

The son of San Antonio’s presidential campaign never quite took off, but he still left an indelible impression.

by Justin Miller

The first panels of levee border wall are seen at a construction site along the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, in Donna, Texas. The new section, with 18-foot tall steel bollards atop a concrete wall, will stretch approximately 8 miles. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Jan 02, 2020

2020: The Year Trump’s Wall Rises or Falls

The president may be incompetent and behind schedule, but he’s done damage already. And a lot more could be on the way.

by Gus Bova

Dec 05, 2019

Loon Star: The Doormats

by Ben Sargent

Nov 21, 2019

‘We Build the Wall’ Lands in South Texas, Vilifies Priest and Butterfly Refuge

Accusing a priest of supporting human trafficking and a nature center of butterfly-smuggling is one way to make friends when you’re the new kid in town.

by Gus Bova

Rick Perry Nov 13, 2019

Rick Perry Exports His Pay-to-Play Politics to Ukraine

Perry has talked about his aspirations for Ukraine to become “the Texas of Europe.” On the corporate cronyism front, he may just have succeeded.

by Justin Miller

President Donald Trump speaks as he tours the U.S. border with Mexico Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in McAllen, Texas, as Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, listens. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) Nov 08, 2019

‘Nobody’s Beating You,’ Trump Assures John Cornyn

Our state’s senior senator continues to hitch himself to Trump’s wagon, even as things get rocky.

by Justin Miller

Nov 01, 2019

If DACA Ends, It Would Be a ‘Catastrophe’ For Dreamers

As many as 700,000 people could be directly impacted by the end of the Obama-era program.

by Isabela Dias

In this Dec. 27, 2017, photo, Community Council health care navigator Fidel Castro Hernandez, left, hands a Spanish help line phone to legal U.S. resident Maria Ana Pina, right, as she signs up for the Affordable Care Act with her son Roberto Pina at the Community Council offices in Dallas. Since President Donald Trump took office a year ago, the number of Latino immigrants accessing public health services and enrolling in federally subsidized insurance plans has dipped substantially, according to health advocates across the country. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Oct 16, 2019

Federal Judges Temporarily Block Public Charge Rule, but Public Health Worries Persist

In Texas, where 5.6 million people live in mixed-status families with at least one non-U.S. citizen, the chilling effect from the proposed rule is likely to exacerbate alarming trends.

by Isabela Dias

pete sessions, starkly contrasted in black and white with a dark red pattern intersecting his profile Oct 14, 2019

How Pete Sessions Became ‘Congressman-1’

The powerful former Dallas congressman and GOP leader was trying to swim back to the swamp. Instead, he got sucked into it.

by Justin Miller

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