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Politics

Flooding in Port Arthur during Hurricane Harvey.

Trump’s DOGE Cuts Are a Texas-Sized Disaster

Reckless agency layoffs and the dismantling of federal relief programs could leave the Lone Star State in peril.

by Henry D. Jacoby

Keep Reading

Can Economic Populism Win Back the Rio Grande Valley?

by Michael Gonzalez

A Caucus, if You Can Keep It

by Justin Miller

‘The House Got Rolled’: Gene Wu on the Trials of the 89th Texas Legislature

by Justin Miller

Cain vs. Perry: Who Had the Worse Week?

Apparently, Perry wasn’t drunk during his New Hampshire speech—it only seemed that way.

by Eileen Smith

Mexican Senators to Visit State Leaders on Immigration

by Melissa del Bosque

Postcards from the Edge

Rick Perry lays out his tax plan, revives the birther issue and continues his free fall in the polls.

by Eileen Smith

Rick Perry’s Pronunciation Problem

by Josh Rosenblatt

Truly Scary Texas-Themed Halloween Costume Ideas

by Cindy Casares

Rick Perry’s Tax Plan: Texifying the Country

by Dave Mann

My Anointed

by Ben Sargent

No Safe Place

Mexicans flee organized crime but find little sanctuary.

by Melissa del Bosque

Violence Against Border Agents Declines Despite War Rhetoric

by Melissa del Bosque

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