Politics
Old, white Republican men versus the 20+ million rest of us
The liberal coasts of New York and San Francisco can have terrible intellectual snootiness when it comes to Texas. They ...This has been a delicious, and dark, few days in Texas Republican politics.
Photo by David Goldman/AP Texas Republicans – did you get that this is about Republicans in Texas?—proposed a tax increase. Democrats ...A primer on the Houston mayor’s race
Photo: Brian Goldman It’s only six months away and we’ve barely heard a peep about the Houston mayoral election. The ...Julián Castro knocks Trump Texas visit, boasts immigration policy at San Antonio rally
Photo by Rodger Mallison/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS On Wednesday, Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro told supporters in San Antonio that he’s ...Beating Trump is highest priority among Democrats
The trite old saying about how Democrats fall in love when picking their candidates while Republicans fall in line may ...Texas on track to cast more than 10 million votes in 2020
The Lone Star State has long lagged the national average in voter turnout. A 2017 Nonprofit VOTE/U.S. Elections Project report ...Cruz sues Federal Election Commission to pay himself back
Photo by Damon Winter/New York Times U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday sued the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to be able to ...The Texas Signal newsletter: Beto coming to Texas this weekend
Photo credit: Daniel Acker / Reuters Welcome to the first installment of our newsletter. As a brand new media startup, ...
