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Selling Out or a Smart Strategy? A Fight Brews Over Democratic Values in Congressional District 21

In a gerrymandered district that leans Republican, Democratic candidates are clashing over the best strategy to win without compromising progressive values.

by Naveena Sadasivam

Keep Reading

Poll: Voters Disapprove of U.S. Rep Lamar Smith’s Climate Science ‘Bullying’

by Naveena Sadasivam

Texas Congressman Under Fire for Defending ExxonMobil in Climate Change Probe

by John Wright

Climate Science ‘Skeptic’ Lamar Smith Claims to Aid Scientists in Latest Crusade

by Naveena Sadasivam

Jul 15, 2016

Why Texas Leaders are Going to Bat for Exxon: An Explainer. (We Hope.)

Texas Congressman Lamar Smith and Attorney General Ken Paxton claim fraud investigations infringe on Exxon’s First Amendment rights.

by Naveena Sadasivam

The sun sets over Bastrop County, burned trees and barren land marring its horizon. Dec 28, 2015

The Year in Disasters: Fracking, Fires and Floods

In 2015, we didn't have to fear acts of God — our disasters, fueled by climate change, were man-made.

by Hannah McBride

Lamar Smith chairs the house science committee. Nov 11, 2015

Lamar Smith’s No Climate Denier, Just a ‘Semi-Skeptic’

by Hannah McBride

Inside this month's print issue

Molly Ivins on School Vouchers (1997)

Another bad idea whose time has come in the Texas Legislature is upon us. It's time to revive my old proposal that Texas be made into a national laboratory for bad government. Having a bad idea in your state? Come to Texas and see how it works out in practice.

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What Climate Change Means for Texas in 11 Charts

by Forrest Wilder

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WTF Friday: Ranch-Snooping Amazonian Drones from Mars!

by Patrick Michels

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