The Frightened Governor: Greg Abbott Says He Isn’t Worried. His Calendar Says Otherwise.
Greg Abbott wants Texans to know that he is not worried. That is important, because lately he has been behaving like a man with a smoke detector going off in
Trump refuses to release the Epstein files; Whitmire refuses to release the Chris Brown files.
The Mayor Says Chris Brown Worked. The Controller Says: Show Me. Houston Mayor John Whitmire says his administration is serious about rooting out waste at City Hall. City Controller Chris
Texas Solves Age Discrimination: Grandma, Get in Line – 26th Amendment
A federal appeals court has presented Texas Republicans with the sort of constitutional problem nobody in Austin was asking for: They may eventually have to treat younger voters the same
The Senate Map Democrats Were Not Supposed to Have
For most of this election cycle, the conventional wisdom was simple: Democrats might win the House, but the Senate was probably beyond their reach. That conventional wisdom is beginning to
Nate Silver Gives James Talarico a 2-to-1 Chance of Winning Texas
Nate Silver is one of America’s best-known election forecasters. A statistician and the founder of FiveThirtyEight, he became nationally known after correctly predicting 49 of 50 states in the 2008
The Glove That Can Kill – on the hands of ICE Agents
They call it a “de-escalation device.” One expert compared the pain to a bee sting. That sounds almost harmless. Until you learn that a Kentucky man was shocked with one
Chronicle treated her like shite and now wants her to write op-eds for the Chronicle – Lina Hidalgo
Thumbs down: What will County Judge Linda Hidalgo do once she finishes her time in office at the end of this year? Substack author, for one. She made her first big
Meet Vikki Goodwin and Dan Patrick – Good vs Evil
Most Texans probably know who Dan Patrick is. Vikki Goodwin is another matter. In the latest Texas A&M Bush School/ReconMR poll, Goodwin led Patrick 48% to 46% among likely voters.
Republicans keep losing seats: the Trump effect
The Seats Keep Falling One election can be dismissed as a fluke. Thirty Republican state legislative seats changing hands since Donald Trump returned to office begins to look like something
I called the Houston Chronicle a whore. My AI research mule objected.
I called the Houston Chronicle a whore. Santiago, my AI research mule, objected. Naturally. I wasn’t accusing anyone at the newspaper of taking an envelope of cash and changing an
Pinky and the Brain Go to Austin
Back in the 1990s, I had an idea. I tried to convince some people I considered pretty smart that we needed a permanent organization whose job was to study government
Immigrants Are Still Chasing the American Dream. Too Many Americans Have Quit.
Decades ago, I met a young Mexican woman in Houston. She had come to the United States illegally. She had children, and somewhere along the way the man in her
The world’s richest man asks the poorest in Texas to give him money to the tune of almost $2 billion
I started with a Houston Chronicle story about Tesla considering a $10.1 billion solar manufacturing plant in Fort Bend County. The story told us about the investment. It told us
Qualifications for a Republican wanting to run for president. – Donald Trump
Donald Trump Shows You How to Qualify
If you want to increase your chances of being murdered, move to a Republican state with very few immigrants.
Massachusetts is a high-immigrant state controlled by Democrats. Republicans have spent years warning Americans that immigrants are bringing crime. So, naturally, I decided to follow the numbers. We divided the
Campaigns Love Knocking on Doors. But Are They Wasting Donors’ Money?
Every election season, political campaigns repeat the ritual. Volunteers gather at headquarters, get voter lists, and head into neighborhoods to knock on doors. It feels productive. It is personal. And
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Help Us — or Stop Taking Our Money Washington wants the states to handle more disasters. Our investigation found states borrowing money, draining reserves, and even preparing to replace FEMA
Over 100 Days in Custody – America is holding babies and children behind bars
Look at the babies in the illustration. They are in diapers because some children caught in America’s immigration detention system really are that young. The two guards arguing over who