Tag Archives: Republicans
Immigration Bills Going Nowhere this Legislative Session
What a difference an election makes. Two years ago, Governor Rick Perry made the ban on sanctuary cities a legislative priority, and state Rep. Debbie Riddle (R...Read More
Republicans Flirt With Immigration Reform Again
Every so often, the GOP is beaten badly enough that some Republicans realize that appearing to support immigrants might be their ticket to relevancy with Latino...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
Texas Republicans’ Reaction to the Election: Buy Guns, Secede
How did Texas Republicans react to Obama and the national Democrats' very good night? By hailing Texas as the conservative Shangri-La that will show the nation ...Read More
Texas’ GOP Loses Ground with Hispanic Candidates
A day after the presidential election, even Republican strategists agree that Mitt Romney blew it with Latino voters and that the GOP has some serious soul sear...Read More
Faces of the Election
Eva Church immigrated to the United States with her husband in 1948 at age 18. She quickly became a citizen, and has since voted for the Democratic Party in eve...Read More
Is Poll-Watching Voter Suppression? Greg Abbott Says, ‘No—Wait, Yes!’
Dateline Houston is confused. Texas Republicans are passionately concerned about so-called voter integrity. Ensuring this integrity has spurred legislation, cou...Read More