Data Center Boom Exposes GOP Faultlines over Local Control
In rural areas like Caldwell County, local Republican officials and citizens are scrambling to find ways to empower counties and slow AI-fueled development.
Texas Legislature
The Border Patrol’s Power Grab
The agency seeks more authority from the Legislature to nab trespassers and others in Texas.
The Lost Reservoir Inside Our Water Infrastructure
Texas could meet much of its future water need simply by plugging leaks.
Catastrophe #88: The Texas Legislature Returns for a Brutal Year
What lawmakers should do to mitigate the state's cascading crises, and what they are liable to do instead.
Florida and Texas, the Far-Right Axis
Both helmed by conservative governors, the two states represent radically different futures for the country.
Trey Martinez Fischer Will Helm the Democratic Opposition
The San Antonio political pugilist explains how he'll lead the state House Democratic caucus in yet another bleak year.
Blue Havens in Red States
Political polarization gives the impression Americans are more divided than they really are. The reality is more nuanced.
Jane Crow
The South has risen again, which means anything that involves substantive due process and privacy is done and gone.
Opinion: From ‘Friendly’ State to Enmity State
As Texas Republicans pit neighbor against neighbor, we must respond by rebuking bigotry and embracing progress.
Two Years After Walmart Mass Shooting, El Paso Leaders See Inaction and Betrayal by Texas Officials
In what some call an affront to the victims’ families, Texas Republicans expanded gun rights earlier this year when the state Legislature passed a permitless carry bill.