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Politics

Will a Coalition of ‘MAGA Moms’ Rally Behind Gina Hinojosa’s Bid for Texas Governor?

Some conservatives say they won’t give Governor Greg Abbott a fourth term after what he’s done to the public education system in Texas.

by Eden Shamy

Keep Reading

Come and Take Them, Dan Patrick

by Kalyn Gensic

A Texas Austerity Crisis Is Playing Out City by City, School by School

by Justin Miller

Who Pays for the High-Powered Grid that Data Centers Need?

by Mezabahnur Masum

Christian Menefee smiles as he sits on a wall, dressed semi-casually in a Harris County Sweatshirt and his trademark glasses. May 27, 2026

Christian Menefee’s Win Foreshadows Fights to Come Across the South

Al Green was a fighter past his prime, and Houstonians finally chose a new direction. But a post-Voting Rights Act world means that intraparty fights over Black representation are just beginning.

by Sam Russek

May 26, 2026

The Eternal Recurrence of Colin Allred

The former Dallas congressman and (twice) Senate hopeful successfully completed his redux bid to come back to the U.S. House.

by Gus Bova

May 26, 2026

Blue Dog Dem Fends Off Maureen Galindo in Wake of Anti-Zionist Tirades

In a crucial congressional race this November, Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia vies to join the ranks of two fellow South Texas Blue Dog Dems in Washington.

by Eden Shamy

May 26, 2026

Judgment Day Comes for John Cornyn

And a sordid dawn breaks for a Texas GOP whose 2026 ticket is now officially led by Warren Kenneth Paxton.

by Justin Miller

May 22, 2026

Loon Star State: Shredded

by Ben Sargent

May 21, 2026

Not with a Bang but with a ‘Truth’

With the press of a button in his social media app, the president puts a probable end to more than two decades of Senate striving.

by Justin Miller

May 20, 2026

In South Texas House Runoff, It’s a Progressive Insurgent Versus the Establishment

In Hidalgo County's open House District 41, Bernie-backed Julio Salinas is up against McAllen City Commissioner Seby Haddad, who’s backed by most of the local politicos.

by Eden Shamy

May 19, 2026

The Response We Really Need to the Supreme Court’s Gutting of the VRA

The instinct of the response so far has been right, but incomplete. New maps. New litigation. State-level laws. Congressional pressure. All necessary. None sufficient.

by Robert Ceresa

May 18, 2026

Bo French’s Blood-and-Oil Bid for Railroad Commissioner

The former Tarrant County GOP chair’s statewide campaign displaces blame for the fossil fuel industry’s ravages onto the far right’s favored scapegoats.

by Candice Bernd

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