‘La Causa’ Continues in South Texas
Fri, 29 May 2026 15:58:13 +0000
Like everyone else, the César Chávez revelations shocked us, maybe more so than others since we had worked with him for almost two decades. The stunning news did not just deliver a gut-punch betrayal but also immediate anxiety about the damage that the exposé of his dark side would do to the movement, to all […]
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A Black Cowboy Museum, Rebooted
Thu, 28 May 2026 18:35:33 +0000
Larry Callies ambles through the Black Cowboy Museum in downtown Rosenberg, southwest of Houston, sporting his straw Stetson and a pair of worn work boots. The founder and CEO of the museum, he’s spinning stories in his compelling, though perennially strained, voice. He leads visitors young and old—from Texas and across the globe—through this 900-square-foot […]
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Did Texas Republicans’ Restive Runoffs Imperil Their November Ballot?
Wed, 27 May 2026 18:30:01 +0000
Heading into what is expected to be one of the most favorable cycles for Democrats in Texas in nearly a decade, the statewide Republican ticket retains two key anchors, Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, both of whom faced no real primary opposition this year. But the Republican primary electorate had plenty of […]
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They’re Mostly Anglo. They’re Largely from Austin. And They Just Might Have a Shot.
Wed, 27 May 2026 15:29:58 +0000
At long last, Texas Democrats have their statewide slate. On Tuesday, the easy victories of Austin state Representative Vikki Goodwin for the lieutenant governor nomination and Dallas state Senator Nathan Johnson for attorney general completed the team that will attempt to take advantage in November of what seems to be the most promising year for […]
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Christian Menefee’s Win Foreshadows Fights to Come Across the South
Wed, 27 May 2026 15:01:14 +0000
It’s only fitting that the last campaign video Congressman Al Green posted to Facebook—far and away the most-used social media platform among senior citizens—featured “Let’s Stay Together,” the greatest hit by the other Al Green, the last of the great soul singers, about a smooth talker imploring his lover to stay by his side, “whether […]
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The Eternal Recurrence of Colin Allred
Wed, 27 May 2026 03:02:39 +0000
And so Colin Allred’s three-year journey through the wilderness of ambition ends more or less where it began. In May 2023, the NFL player-turned-civil rights attorney announced he was leaving behind a deep-blue U.S. House district composed largely of Dallas County residents. On Tuesday night, he effectively won a deep-blue U.S. House district composed entirely […]
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Blue Dog Dem Fends Off Maureen Galindo in Wake of Anti-Zionist Tirades
Wed, 27 May 2026 02:56:20 +0000
The Democratic establishment successfully thwarted Maureen Galindo and her increasingly unhinged and conspiratorial tirades against American Zionists—which were roundly denounced as antisemitic—in the runoff for the newly redrawn 35th Congressional District in South Texas. Johnny Garcia, an official with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, easily beat Galindo by around 20 points Tuesday night. Galindo, a […]
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Judgment Day Comes for John Cornyn
Wed, 27 May 2026 02:29:45 +0000
The highly dramatic—if not as thoroughly entertaining as advertised—U.S. Senate Republican runoff between Ken Paxton and John Cornyn ended about as soon as counties started reporting their early vote totals Tuesday night, with the attorney general challenger leading by around 20 points (a lead that would grow as the evening went on)—effectively skunking the incumbent. […]
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Loon Star State: Shredded
Fri, 22 May 2026 14:25:10 +0000
To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, visit our Loon Star State section. Find Observer political reporting here.
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Not with a Bang but with a ‘Truth’
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:07:55 +0000
For as long as his hair has been silver (going back to his 20s), John Cornyn has been winning elections. Among those victories seemed, perhaps, to be the 74-year-old U.S. senator’s surprising first-place finish in the March primary—over expected frontrunner Attorney General Ken Paxton—which set up next week’s decisive runoff. On primary night, Cornyn called […]
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