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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

Dinesh D'Souza Aug 02, 2018

I Watched Dinesh D’Souza’s New Movie with the Travis County GOP

D’Souza is lying to his audiences on a vast scale, making them more immune to a shared reality.

by Christopher Hooks

Jul 26, 2018

Mike Collier Has a Problem: Dan Patrick Ain’t Taking His Bait

If his campaign is to gain momentum in the roughly three months before Election Day, Collier needs to smoke Patrick out of the hole he’s hiding in — and fast.

by Justin Miller

beto, elections Jul 10, 2018

On the Road With Beto: Is O’Rourke’s Personality-Driven Campaign Reaching the Right Voters?

by Christopher Hooks

Jun 21, 2018

Texas Democratic Convention: Can the Lone Star Left Seize the Moment?

As the immigration crisis in the state’s backyard has shown, the GOP is stuck with Trump’s immoral agenda. The question is whether state Democrats can capitalize on that.

by Justin Miller

family separation Jun 18, 2018

What Texas Republicans Are (and Aren’t) Saying About Trump’s Family Separation Policy

While desperate immigrant families are torn apart and children sent to “tent cities” in Texas, most of the state’s prominent Republicans are more than happy to get behind Trump.

by Justin Miller

Jun 16, 2018

Ted Cruz and State Republicans Make Clear: This is Trump’s Texas Now

At the state GOP convention, Trump reigns supreme — and everyone knows it.

by Justin Miller

A nonprofit migrant shelter in Reynosa, Tamaulipas. Jun 15, 2018

What You Missed: First 2 Days of the 2018 Texas Republican Convention

by Texas Observer Staff

beto, elections Apr 18, 2018

The Good News (and the Bad) for Beto O’Rourke in that Quinnipiac Poll

According to a poll, O’Rourke is within striking distance of Ted Cruz. But he’s got a problem: More than half of those polled don’t know who he is.

by Justin Miller

Apr 18, 2018

Beto’s Not the Only Texas Democrat with a Big-Dollar Haul

The year’s first quarterly reports are in — and many Democratic congressional candidates are giving Republicans a run for their money.

by Justin Miller

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