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
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
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
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
Think America is heading in the right direction? If so, Mealer is your person. If you are tired of paying more for gas, food, and electricity while jobs disappear, there is a better choice: Leticia Gutierrez.
Alex Mealer’s Platform Has One Big Problem: Reality Alexandra Mealer is not hiding what she wants to be. Her campaign website calls the newly drawn Texas 9th Congressional District 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
Ken Paxton and the Wife God Wanted Her to Be – Does God want us to have affairs?
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has spent much of his political career surrounded by the language of God, marriage, and conservative family values. Now those words are following him into
Abbott Has a Choice: Protect Texans or Protect Billionaires. I Think the Billionaires Will Win.
Gov. Greg Abbott says “Texans must come first.” I hope he means it. I don’t think he does. Texas is in the middle of an enormous data-center boom. The projects
I Know Orlando Sanchez. Letitia Plummer Is Still the Better Choice for Harris County Judge
I have known Orlando Sanchez for more than 20 years. He is a nice guy. I have nothing personal against him. But nice is not enough. We already have a
Proud to Be Brown
How young Texans with little money and a lot of shoe leather built La Raza Unida — and what Texas Democrats might learn from them today When I was a
The Object From the Beginning Was to Terrorize — Even to the Point of Death
The Object From the Beginning Was to Terrorize — Even to the Point of Death The death of Edwin Lopez-Cornejo in a New Jersey immigration jail might have been reported
When Latinos find out that Abbott was willing to kill Latinos to keep Texas in white control.
Greg Abbott Is Still the Favorite. But He Can Hear the Hooves Behind Him. Greg Abbott Talked About Shooting People at the Border. Latino Texans Need to Hear It Before
Fox Poll Says Talarico May Win Texas
There are political polls, and then there are political polls that make you stop and look at who conducted them. Candidates and political organizations have been releasing favorable internal polls
God Decides to Test America’s Christians
God Decides to Test America’s Christians God had been listening. For years, American politicians had invoked his name. They opened meetings with prayer, quoted Scripture in speeches, carried Bibles into