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These candidates are back in the ring to prove that 2018 wasn’t a singular “year of the woman.”

by Megan Kimble

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Jan 24, 2017

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It’s long past time in Texas for straight talk, starting with the blunt facts about the nullity the Texas Democratic Party has become.

by Ronnie Dugger

Wendy Davis at her gubernatorial campaign announcement in 2013; Hillary Clinton at an Iowa presidential campaign stop in 2016. Nov 03, 2016

What Wendy Davis Can Teach Texas About Hillary Clinton

White Texans didn't turn up for Davis in 2014. Can Donald Trump alienate enough of them to make Clinton competitive?

by Andrea Grimes

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The Texas Miracle #18: Our Best 40 Minutes (So Far)

From a chili-related query on our inaugural episode to ruminations on police violence to Wendy Davis on abortion politics, it's a Miracle retrospective.

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Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine join hands as balloons drop on the last night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Aug 12, 2016

Money for Nothing: D.C. Dems View Texas as an ATM

by Christopher Hooks

Wendy Davis, Kirk Watson and other Senate Democrats signal a "no" vote during the SB 5 debate. Jun 23, 2016

The Texas Miracle #10: The Day That Shook the Capitol (Literally)

Take a walk down memory lane (in pink sneakers) and remember Wendy Davis' epic filibuster with the former senator herself — and a cast of tearful Texans.

by Andrea Grimes

Buttons on display at the 2016 Texas Democratic Convention. Jun 20, 2016

Recap: Chaos and Castros at the 2016 Texas Democratic Convention

The Clinton versus Sanders fight largely lay dormant at the 2016 Texas Democratic Convention — until it really, really didn't.

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta, Naveena Sadasivam, and David R. Brockman

Hillary Clinton buttons for the taking at the 2016 Texas Democratic Convention. Jun 17, 2016

2016 Texas Democratic Convention Liveblog: Decisions, Disarray and (Super) Delegates

Dispatches from in and around San Antonio's Alamodome.

by Andrea Grimes

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The Texas Miracle #2: Serial Annunciation

Tune into our weekly podcast, with all the news you need — and some you wish you didn't — about the Lone Star State.

by Andrea Grimes

Former Texas state Senator Wendy Davis launched her new venture, Deeds Not Words, during the tech-heavy SXSW Interactive festival in Austin on Monday. She said the project is aimed at empowering millennial women to effect social and economic change. Mar 14, 2016

What’s Next for Wendy Davis: A New Project Launch at SXSW

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

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