Bull Session: Rick Perry Beats a Hasty, Slow-motion Retreat
Every Thursday, starting today, we’ll be publishing Bull Session, a roundup of the political odds and ends of the week, penning them all into one ovRead More…
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Kacey Musgraves Speaks Out On Gun Reform At Lollapalooza
Following this past weekend’s mass shootings in both El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, Kacey Musgraves took the stage at the music festival LollapaloozaRead More…
What the Shooter and Trump Don’t Understand About My Hometown of El Paso
The parking lot behind the El Paso Walmart where a shooter methodically murdered 22 people and wounded 24 others offers one of the best vistas in the Read More…
Congressman Will Hurd on His Surprise Retirement, Whether He’s Running for President, and the GOP’s Big Problems
Will Hurd is exactly the kind of politician the Republican party’s establishment once dreamed about being their future. In March 2013, the RepublicaRead More…
Trump’s Apostle
Here’s Robert Jeffress, talking to the hundreds of thousands of people watching conservative cable news on a typical Friday evening, and he’s defeRead More…
Trump Is Threatening to Slap Tariffs on Imports from Mexico. That’s a Huge Deal for Texas. Here’s Why.
President Donald Trump announced last week that he intends to implement tariffs on all imports from Mexico, threatening a trade war that Texas lawmakeRead More…
Takeaways From Emerson’s Texas Senate and Presidential Poll
This week, Emerson College released a poll of Texas that looked at a handful of issues and races in the state. The grabbiest headline in the bunch wasRead More…
‘I’m in Danger’: Migrant Parents Face Violence in Mexico Under New Trump Policy
On a chilly morning in mid-April, two Central American families piled out of an Uber and joined the long line of pedestrians waiting to cross the PasoRead More…
Mark Seliger: “Photography Is Almost Always About Trust”
Subscribe Apple — Google Play — Stitcher — Spotify Last Wednesday evening, photographer Mark Seliger was honored by the Texas Cultural Trust Read More…
How President Trump Uses Texas as a Prop
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech contained a number of unusual claims, but one in particular stood out. “The border city of El PRead More…
Former Bush operative Matthew Dowd mulls challenging Cruz for Senate
Editors’ note: This story has been updated with additional comment from Dowd.
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Ted Cruz dismisses concerns over Russian role in election
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, dismissed concerns Thursday about Russian interference in the 20Read More…
Trump pick for secretary of state reaches $180 million payout deal with Exxon
Former Exxon Mobil chief Rex Tillerson has reached a retirement deal with the oil giant worthRead More…
Clintons To Attend Trump Inauguration
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Falling in line with tradition, Bill and Hillary Clinton plan to attend Donald TrumpRead More…
Former President George W. Bush To Attend Presidential Inauguration
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WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Despite never having endorsed Donald Trump for president, it was announcRead More…
Trump Says North Korean ICBM ‘Won’t Happen’
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump insists North Korea won’t develop a nuclear weapon capable of reachRead More…
Texas presidential elector can’t vote for Donald Trump, resigns
Art Sisneros just couldn’t do it. After months of thought, the welding supply salesman chosen as one of 38 Texans to serve on this year’s ElectoraRead More…
Texas Republican Elector Resigns Rather Than Vote For Trump
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AUSTIN (AP) — A Republican member of the Electoral College from Texas says he’s resigning rather thanRead More…
Miami’s Joyous Cubans Hope For Change With Castro’s Death
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MIAMI (AP) — Fidel Castro’s death triggered an emotional and long-awaited celebration in Miami’Read More…