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West Texas

‘Up Against a 500-Pound Gorilla’: Can Dems Make Inroads in Deep-Red West Texas?

With a candidate on the ballot in every state and federal race, the minority party is trying hard to gain some ground in the GOP’s electoral firewall.

by Eden Shamy

Keep Reading

Indigenous Group Sues to Stop Big Bend Border Wall on Religious Grounds

by Candice Bernd

Texas Saw a $50 Billion Future in Clean Energy. Then the Political Winds Shifted.

by Laura Mallonee

In Rural West Texas, Renewable Energy Brings a Windfall for Seniors

by Bekah Stolhandske McNeel

An image from Sheriff Elliott's reelection campaign. May 05, 2016

Following Observer Story, Voting Rights Group Asks DOJ to Investigate West Texas Sheriff (Updated)

by Alex Hannaford

May 02, 2016

Above the Law

Pamela Elliott was the new sheriff in town. But instead of law and order, she brought chaos.

by Alex Hannaford

Big Bend -- Pete Gallego and Will Hurd district Apr 15, 2016

Big Bend Becomes Congressional Battleground

Pete Gallego’s going green in a bid to reclaim the purple district for Democrats.

by Naveena Sadasivam

Activists chant and yell in the Capitol rotunda as the House debates new abortion restrictions. Sep 29, 2015

An Abortion Option Returns to El Paso After Long Legal Battle

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

El Paso Sep 17, 2015

Book Report: El Paso on Lithium

by Rod Davis

Rick Perry at "The Response" in August 2011 Apr 04, 2014

Is Rick Perry Cheerleading for a Nuclear Trans-Texas Corridor?

by Forrest Wilder

Mar 27, 2014

Texas Solar Power May Have its Day in the Sun

by Forrest Wilder

An oil field south of Odessa, TX. Aug 23, 2013

Sorting Fact from Fiction in the Fracking Water Debate

by Forrest Wilder

May 21, 2013

Harold Simmons Wins Another Favor from the Lege

by Forrest Wilder

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