Falcon Lake: the Lake that covered two towns
I used to go to Zapata to visit relatives. Later, I drove across Falcon Dam on my way into Mexico, with the Rio Grande held back on one side and
Risk Big, Die Quick: Is Brownsville Following Corpus Christi’s Water Plan?
A few people get rich or richer; a few more get some of those good-paying jobs; the rest of the people get to pay for that and maybe skip a
Did Abbott make a deal with Trump to house Children for easy Deportation?
Greg Abbott has spent years presenting himself as the man who does not need Washington. Texas would secure its own border, fight the federal government in court and go its
Texas Wanted Mexican Workers. Mexico Said: Stop Treating Mexicans Like Dirt First.
During World War II, Texas farmers needed Mexican labor. Mexico had something Texas wanted badly enough to give Mexico leverage: workers. In 1943, the Mexican government ordered its consuls in
Republicans discovered a new enemy: People with no religion.
Texas has required a specific Protestant wording of the Ten Commandments in public-school classrooms. Texas is pushing state-backed Christian norms into public institutions, especially schools. Examples include laws and policies involving
Greg Abbott’s Water-Break Law May Be Killing Texas Workers
Texas took away local water-break protections. Now doctors are finding young laborers with kidney failure linked to the very conditions those breaks were meant to prevent. A Texas Monthly story
Texas State Taxes a $12,000 Burden on a Family of Four
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says Texans need tax relief. He says families are being squeezed by the cost of living, and he has made lowering taxes one of the centerpieces
Politics: What are the latest on the coming election?
Here’s what stands out this morning, Monday, August 24, with new polling folded into the news rather than separated from it. The biggest Texas development is that the national press
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.
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
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
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
Bobby Pulido Won. Democrats Should Ask Why.
My December 2025 pieces show that both were legitimate candidates with different strengths. Cuellar impressed because she was an ER physician, studying law, focused on healthcare and women’s reproductive rights.
Trump opens the door for more screwworms to enter the United States.
For more than a year, the United States kept Mexican cattle out because federal officials said the danger was too great: New World screwworm was moving north through Mexico, and
Regina Needs a Résumé. I Just Say Meme.
I like Regina Lankenau. That is important to say before I start making fun of her. Regina was born in Monterrey. She has lived in Vienna, Warsaw, Aix-en-Provence, Laredo, and
A recent article said Texas roads are melting; our government says that is part of the new design.
Texas Announces Roads Are Not Melting, Just Becoming More Flexible AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Transportation denied reports that Texas highways are melting, insisting the pavement is merely entering