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The Tides of Tarrant

In Texas’ key swing county, Democratic commissioner Alisa Simmons is turning to voters to oust the arch-conservative county judge.

by Justin Miller

Keep Reading

The Far Right Wants to End Out-of-State Abortion. Amarillo Is in the Way.

by Mary Tuma

What Trump 2.0 Would Mean for Texas

by Justin Miller

Mexico-U.S. Migration Crackdowns Unlikely to Change Under New President Claudia Sheinbaum

by Bárbara González

Abraham Ornelas, a Presidio man who believed— wrongly, it turns out — that his criminal history prevents him from voting. Nov 08, 2016

‘I Wish I Could Vote’: An Ex-Felon’s Election Day

A Presidio man with a criminal history finds out too late that he's eligible to vote.

by Sasha von Oldershausen

vote here sign super tuesday 2016 texas primary Nov 08, 2016

Election Day Live Blog: Trump Wins Texas by Nine, Takes Presidency

The day we thought, or perhaps hoped, would never come has arrived. Here's how it unfolded.

by Texas Observer Staff

Mary Gonzalez Oct 20, 2016

Election Day Won’t Change LGBT Texans’ ‘Extremely Underrepresented’ Status

by John Wright

Mary Lou Bruner May 25, 2016

Finally, a GOP Candidate Too Extreme for the Texas State Board of Education

Bruner, no more an elected official than President Obama was a gay prostitute, lost Tuesday's runoff to a chiropractor.

by Patrick Michels

Mary Lou Bruner May 19, 2016

Mary Lou Bruner’s Say-Anything Strategy May Finally Have Turned Off Texas Voters

A tea party group has pulled its endorsement of the SBOE candidate over her inaccurate claims about Texas schools.

by Patrick Michels

May 18, 2016

A Runoff Campaign with Conviction in Fort Bend County

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Collin County Democrat Cristin Padgett Nov 24, 2015

Atheist Lege Candidate Hopes for a Texas Miracle

by Patrick Michels

"Vote here" sign Nov 05, 2013

Texas’ Voter ID Law: Nothing to See Here, Move Along

by Patrick Michels

House Approves Major Transparency Bill

by Liz Farmer

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