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The Austin downtown skyline at sunrise, with the light reflecting off the water of Town Lake and the skyscrapers bordering it.

Why the City of Austin Wants Voters to Hike Their Property Taxes

And what Prop Q could mean for the future of local governments in Texas

by Jack Craver

Keep Reading

‘Failures and Grift’: Gina Hinojosa Wants to Stop Greg Abbott from Making History

by Justin Miller

Inside the Rift Between Texas Dems and a Soros-Backed PAC

by Sam Russek

How the Bathroom Bill Weaponizes Transphobia Against Public Institutions

by Kit O'Connell

Is Rick Perry Finished?

Plagued by mistakes and behind in the polls, Perry tries to revive his presidential campaign.

by Dave Mann

In Defense of Informed Subjectivity

by Bill Minutaglio

Occupied

by Melissa del Bosque

Perry’s Homegrown Disaster Capitalism

Perry's not a racist; he's a crony capitalist who rarely passes up an opportunity to help his friends.

by Forrest Wilder

Census Shows Rise in State Poverty

by Lara Berendt

The For-Profit Education Companies Run into the Funding Cuts

by Abby Rapoport

Rick Perry is no Fred Thompson

Perry is down but far from out. He could easily still be the Republican nominee.

by Forrest Wilder

Perry Tries to Stay the Course; Good Luck With That

Is the governor crashing and burning?

by Eileen Smith

The Null Set

by Forrest Wilder

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