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Ted Cruz

Cuba’s Government Is in Trump’s Crosshairs, but Political Dissidents Find No Refuge Here

As the president has mulled invading the island and imposed harsh sanctions, old legal pathways have closed while asylum denial rates for Cubans are near 80 percent.

by Jason Buch

Keep Reading

Is a Strong Latino Candidate Texas Democrats’ Only Hope?

by Justin Miller

Strangest State: Makeovers, Critters, and Friday Night Lights

by Texas Observer Staff

Trump’s Texas Tycoons

by Justin Miller

Mar 06, 2019

Airbnb is the Latest Target of Texas’ Anti-BDS Crusade

As a result of a 2017 law that blacklists Israel boycotters, Texas is making an example of the California-based short-term rental giant.

by Justin Miller

Jan 18, 2019

Steve King Has a Friend in Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert

The East Texas tea partier came to the defense of white nationalist Steve King, underscoring the Iowa congressman’s deep ties with Lone Star conservatives.

by Justin Miller

immigration, border Dec 19, 2018

Year in Review: Loon Star State in 2018

The year in political cartoons from the strangest state in the union.

by Ben Sargent

conaway, cornyn, cruz, farm bill Dec 14, 2018

Texas Republicans Fail to Kick a Million People off Food Stamps After Trying for a Year

As rural Americans struggled in 2018, Midland Congressman Mike Conaway was laser-focused on making it harder for the working poor to eat.

by Christopher Collins

Dec 04, 2018

‘Damn Right, I’m a White Nationalist’ Declares Texas GOP Platform Committee Member

A connected tea party activist says white nationalism has nothing to do with race supremacy — it’s just part of Trump’s “America First” vision.

by Justin Miller

Dec 03, 2018

How Beto Built His Texas-Sized Grassroots Machine

To pull off the largest GOTV effort in state history, O’Rourke turned to the top architects of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign.

by Justin Miller

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

beto, elections Nov 08, 2018

Ted Cruz Won Because of Rural Texas, but Beto Made Small Gains for Democrats

O’Rourke’s strategy of hitting all 254 counties didn’t win him the race, but it likely gained Democratic ground in small-town Texas, Republicans’ most reliable stronghold.

by Christopher Collins

Nov 07, 2018

Texas is a Purple State Now. The Proof is in Last Night’s Results.

Tuesday’s midterm was the best election result for Texas Democrats since at least 1994, and gives a lot of reasons to think that something has meaningfully changed in this state.

by Christopher Hooks

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