Articles tagged: Pete Gallego
Six Texas Political Players Who Lost Power in 2018
A diverse and bipartisan ensemble of politicians and groups were rudely awakened as they were wrested from or kept out of power in 2018.
Power is a funny thing. One minute you have it; the next it’s gone. Sometimes it’s taken forcefully; other times it’s given away. In Texas, the ruling Rep...Read More
New Democrats Hope For a More Bipartisan Texas Senate in 2019
Democrats will have a little more leverage in Dan Patrick’s far-right Senate on issues like property taxes and public school funding.
When the Texas Senate convenes in January, Democrats will have one more senator in their ranks. But the reality is that Republicans and Lieutenant Governor Dan ...Read More
A Republican Made the Runoff for Uresti’s Senate Seat. What’s that Mean?
Amid Democratic Party infighting, the Texas GOP made a last-ditch effort to get their guy into a runoff — putting a precious Democratic state Senate seat in jeopardy.
When longtime San Antonio Democratic state Senator Carlos Uresti was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 12 years in prison last month, he was forced to vacate ...Read More
Could Private Prison Cash Become a Liability for Texas Democrats?
Two candidates in a San Antonio special election are beefing over contributions from a private prison firm linked to Trump’s family separations.
Trump’s family separations scandal has reared its head in the San Antonio race to replace disgraced former state Senator Carlos Uresti. On Tuesday, Democratic...Read More
Big Bend Residents Fighting Trans-Pecos Pipeline Feel ‘Left Behind’ by Candidates
Anti-pipeline voters in the Big Bend region say a Trump presidency would be disastrous for the region.
Anti-pipeline voters in the Big Bend region say a Trump presidency would be disastrous for the region....Read More
Big Bend Becomes Congressional Battleground
Pete Gallego’s going green in a bid to reclaim the purple district for Democrats.
Will Hurd's challenger, former congressman Pete Gallego, is going green in a bid to reclaim the deep purple district around Big Bend for Democrats....Read More
Texas Democrats, Make Your Move
Forget about the great GOP awakening. Now is the perfect time for Texas Democrats to figure out what the hell they’re doing. The default explanation for their...Read More
In Gallego-Canseco Race, Big Money in the Big Bend
Key Texas congressional race attracts $7 million from outside groups.
By Nov. 6, both political parties and their allies will have poured more than $1 billion into campaigns for just a handful of seats in Congress. One of the mo...Read More
Gallego vs Canseco: ¿Quien es mas Catolico?
In Texas' 23rd Congressional District, Jesus has taken time out of his busy schedule to endorse the incumbent.
Last Thursday Bill Clinton turned on that old Clinton charm, which seems to work on everyone but his wife, to lend his support to Democratic state Rep. Pete Gal...Read More