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Tarrant County

‘Total Repudiation’: Dems Sweep Texas’ Top Battleground Tarrant County in Historic Rout

It was, as ever, a stark referendum on a county that has been the epicenter for the state’s right-wing extremism.

by Mary Tuma

Keep Reading

Inside Downballot Dems’ Effort to Flip Texas’ Key County Battleground

by Tyler Hicks

The Tides of Tarrant

by Justin Miller

Does Taylor Rehmet’s Victory Foreshadow an Anti-MAGA Wave?

by Tyler Hicks

Mar 06, 2019

How Tea Partiers Fueled Texas’ Latest ‘Voter Fraud’ Freakout

Election-related crimes are rare, but activists like Aaron Harris have become both a legal and political weapon in Texas Republicans’ war on election fraud.

by Michael Barajas

Jan 29, 2019

Civil Rights Groups Call Ken Paxton’s ‘VOTER FRAUD ALERT’ a Smokescreen for Voter Suppression

How a misleading advisory to county elections officials triggered fake news that Texas Republicans could use to bolster new barriers for voting.

by Michael Barajas

Nov 20, 2018

The GOP Machine in Texas Seems to Finally Have Slipped a Gear

Over the last few years, something has been stirring in Texas. The midterm elections may signal a seismic shift in state politics.

by Forrest Wilder

Oct 04, 2018

Strangest State: October 2018

Weird news from far-flung Texas.

by Rose Cahalan

Cleopatra de Leon, Nicole Dimetman, Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss Dec 02, 2014

Texas County Clerks Prepare for Same-Sex Marriages

Tarrant County won't issue licenses even if the stay is lifted; Bexar County will be open around the clock.

by John Wright

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