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Live Blog: Texas Midterm Elections 2018
We’re updating readers all Election Day with analysis, results and on-the-ground coverage from reporters throughout Texas. – 12:20 a.m., Texas Berni...Read More
Three Takeaways From Mexico’s Landmark Presidential Election
Leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador is promising “profound changes” after his emphatic victory. What does that mean for international politics, immigration, NAFTA and Trump?
México has turned left. On Sunday Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), of the Morena party, became the first candidate in 90 years to win the Mexican presiden...Read More
Inside Rick Treviño’s Scrappy Bid to Win Texas’s Most Coveted Congressional Seat
This former high school teacher and political renegade thinks he can beat the party favorite in the Democratic runoff for the state’s swingiest congressional district.
Inside Rick Treviño’s Scrappy Bid to Win Texas’s Most Coveted Congressional Seat The former high school teacher and political renegade thinks he can beat t...Read More
Lupe Valdez’s Record as Sheriff Spells Trouble with Young Latinos
“Just because you’re a Latino doesn’t mean we’re going to come out to vote for you because you look like us,” a student activist said.
Lupe Valdez has made her historic tenure as Dallas County sheriff a cornerstone of her Democratic gubernatorial campaign. But as President Trump ramps up immigr...Read More
Who is Mary Street Wilson?
Her first-place showing in the 21st Congressional District was perhaps the biggest surprise on primary night. Does she have what it takes to win the runoff?
Mary Street Wilson, a first-time candidate with little money behind her bid, said she never heard a word from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (D...Read More
Elecciones presidenciales en México. ¿Finalmente puede ganar la izquierda?
Andrés Manuel López Obrador ha subido gracias a una ola de indignación. Puede ganar la elección y ser el primer presidente de izquierda en su país desde Lázaro Cárdenas en 1934.
Read in English. Faltan sólo 3 meses para las elecciones presidenciales en México y Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), del partido Morena, tiene una ventaj...Read More
Will Mexico Elect its First Leftist President Since 1934?
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a former mayor of Mexico City running his third presidential campaign, has Bernie Sanders-esque qualities and is leading the polls.
Leer en Español. Mexico’s presidential elections are three months away and Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) of the Morena party has a double-digit lead i...Read More
The All-or-Nothing ‘Turning Texas Blue’ Narrative Needs to Be Retired
After the Texas primaries, it’s worth asking if the phrase and its variations are warping how we think about Texas politics.
Is Texas going to turn blue in 2018? Will the Blue Wave rend us asunder? Will the state wake up on the morning of November 7 looking like Tobias Fünke? What is...Read More
What We’re Watching: Primaries 2018
What We’re Watching in the 2018 Texas Primaries With Democratic turnout crushing early voting records in the 15 biggest counties, jam-packed races for sea...Read More
