The Rick Perry Show Is Back!
Our ever-entertaining former governor has been awfully quiet for the past few years. But we knew that couldn’t last.
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Trump’s Texas Allies Just Can’t Quite Figure Out How to Defend Him
John Cornyn and other Republicans are doing their best to explain away the Ukraine scandal, but their best just looks silly.
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The Texas Politicians Who Have Rallied to Trump’s Defense, From the Gutsy to the Gutless
Impeachment is serious business. And so is the political calculating that goes into how to respond.
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Houston’s Indian American Community Showed Its Strength at the Modi Rally
But the event was also unsettling in the way it brought together two leaders—Trump and Modi—in an authoritarian embrace.
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From Obscure Web Developer to Trump Campaign Manager: The Inside Story of Brad Parscale’s Unlikely Rise
In just a few years, the reputed genius behind Trump’s election has completely reinvented himself. But is his story too good to be true?
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Family of Migrant Father Who Died By Suicide Sues Federal, Local Authorities
The lawsuit is believed to be the first of its kind involving family separation and suicide.
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A Day on the Rio Grande Reveals the True Cost of Trump’s Border Wall
The federal government’s efforts threaten to cut off access to much of the Valley’s natural beauty and forever alter life along the river.
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Former Ambassador Tony Garza on Mexico, Trump, and Whether Texas Is Turning Blue
The lifelong Texan discusses the need to reintroduce America’s better angels into the immigration debate.
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Kacey Musgraves Speaks Out On Gun Reform At Lollapalooza
During her set at the Chicago music festival, the pop-country star decried last weekend’s mass shootings.
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What the Shooter and Trump Don’t Understand About My Hometown of El Paso
Racist rhetoric decrying a Central American “invasion” may have made the Latino Texas city a target for Saturday’s senseless attack.
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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 Republican National Committee, reeling from defeat in the 2012 elections, published a postmortem report laying out an agenda …
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Trump’s Apostle
No matter how incendiary his latest tweet or policy might seem, Donald Trump can count on evangelical preacher and Fox News fixture Robert Jeffress to defend him. What’s behind the Dallas pastor’s unconditional embrace?
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Trump Is Threatening to Slap Tariffs on Imports from Mexico. That’s a Huge Deal for Texas. Here’s Why.
Everything you need to know about what tariffs could mean for the Texas economy, politics, and Chipotle burrito prices.
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Takeaways From Emerson’s Texas Senate and Presidential Poll
In a new presidential poll of Texas, Beto, Bernie, and Biden all look competitive against Trump. But it’s far too early to make too much of that.
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‘I’m in Danger’: Migrant Parents Face Violence in Mexico Under New Trump Policy
At hearings in El Paso, asylum seekers forced to stay in Juarez told of violence and fear.
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Mark Seliger: “Photography Is Almost Always About Trust”
On the latest National Podcast of Texas, the newly minted Texas Medal of Arts winner offers behind-the-scenes glimpses of classic sessions with Kurt Cobain, Willie Nelson, and Donald Trump.
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How President Trump Uses Texas as a Prop
Our state is accustomed to deference from Republican administrations—deference it has earned. Why are our Republican leaders letting him create our narrative?
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Former Bush operative Matthew Dowd mulls challenging Cruz for Senate
Editors’ note: This story has been updated with additional comment from Dowd.
WASHINGTON — Matthew Dowd, an Austin-based television news commentator and former George W. Bush strategist, is…
Ted Cruz dismisses concerns over Russian role in election
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, dismissed concerns Thursday about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, calling them an effort to undermine Donald Trump’s victory.
“The…