by Ronald Brownstein The fast-growing metropolitan areas of Texas are moving to the front line of the battle between the two major political parties for control of the nation’s direction. Texas has been a linchpin […]
by Mark P. Jones During the latter half of the current decade, the ideological positions of Texans in counties across the state have moved to the left. A combination of generational replacement, migration and attitudinal […]
by David Byler For three years now, Texas Republicans have been taking on water. In 2016, Donald Trump won the state by nine points — a seven-point decline from Mitt Romney’s 16-point margin four years […]
by Elaine C. Kamarck President Trump’s less than enthusiastic reception in El Paso, Texas, along with the announcements by four Texas Republican congressmen that they will not be running for re-election, has drawn attention to […]
by Sean Trende The past week brought a surge of strange news out of Texas. First, three Republican congressmen, representing suburban San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston, decided to retire. These retirements are from districts that […]
The key to winning the Lone Star State now lies in the suburbs. Once Democrats crack the code, it will change American politics. by Josh Kraushaar For doom-and-gloom Democrats who believe that the biases of […]
by Reid Wilson For a quarter century, Texas Republicans have run a ruby-red state, building a conservative bastion where government is limited. Now, the mounting tensions of racially motivated rhetoric, a polarizing president and Republican […]
The worst massacre aimed at Latinos in American history happened in my hometown, to my people. by Richard Parker The older man next to me on the metal bench, dressed so dignified in his peach […]
by Renée Cross and Richard Murray With three Texans among the Democratic presidential contenders, talk of Texas as a swing state is louder than ever. The shift is driven by a new divide in Texas […]
by Nate Cohn Hispanics represent the (elusive) upside for Democrats, but it’s a shift in white voters that is making the biggest difference. The dream of a “Blue Texas” has captured the imagination of Democrats […]
Copyright Latinos Ready To Vote