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Loon Star State: November 2024

by Ben Sargent

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The throngs of Trump supporters anxious to share their thoughts with our reporter. Nov 08, 2016

‘Anybody Other Than Trump Would Have Been Nice’: Election Day in Katy

Hillary voters, though fewer in number in the deep-red Houston suburb, were more vocal.

by Christopher Hooks

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‘The Presidential Campaign Makes No Difference Here’: Election Day in Presidio

Poll workers say the county with the lowest turnout in Texas can’t afford voter stickers.

by Sasha von Oldershausen

Shane Ramey, a voter in Del Valle. Nov 08, 2016

‘I Don’t Like Either of the Candidates’: Election Day on the Outskirts of Austin

'I just don’t like Hillary personally,' said one voter, who voted Trump at the top and Dems down ballot.

by Gus Bova

Nov 08, 2016

‘How Low We’ve Fallen’: Some Voters in San Antonio Disgusted with Choices

'The spiritual water table of the country is so low that these are the two candidates we have,' said a first-timer who cast his ballot for Donald Trump.

by Naveena Sadasivam and Jen Reel

The American Legion hall in Brenham. Nov 08, 2016

Election Day Road-Tripping Through Red, White and Blue (but Mostly Red) Texas

In Round Top: 'Fox News, some say they’re biased too, but they’re biased the same way I am, so I don’t mind.'

by Patrick Michels

Abraham Ornelas, a Presidio man who believed— wrongly, it turns out — that his criminal history prevents him from voting. Nov 08, 2016

‘I Wish I Could Vote’: An Ex-Felon’s Election Day

A Presidio man with a criminal history finds out too late that he's eligible to vote.

by Sasha von Oldershausen

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Huge Early Voting Turnout Could be Good News for Dems

Republicans ‘not as enthusiastic’ this year, say strategists.

by Naveena Sadasivam

vote here sign super tuesday 2016 texas primary Oct 27, 2016

The Texas Miracle #28: Voter Turnout for What?

On the show: Our journo panel marvels at massive early voting turnout numbers in Texas, plus a hospice chaplain offers tips on dying with style.

by Andrea Grimes

The Texas Miracle podcast logo Aug 05, 2016

The Texas Miracle #16: The Texas Tea Party’s Last Service

Does disarray in the Dallas GOP spell doom for the Texas Republican Party? Plus a woman who's literally dead of the 2016 election, and another round of Stump-A-Ferner trivia.

by Andrea Grimes

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