Politics

Despite setbacks, Democrats say their margin “quickly becomes surmountable” once in-person campaigning returns and resources are spent on voter infrastructure. by James Barragán Hampered by the pandemic, Texas Democrats were beaten in the voter registration […]

How Republicans came to dominate Texas politics and Democrats fought back. by James Henson For the first time in 18 years, Democrats are seriously challenging Republicans’ political monopoly over Texas. A Democratic win in Texas […]

by Manny Fernandez It’s been a long time since a Democrat won Texas in a presidential race. “Disco Duck” ruled the airwaves and “All the President’s Men” was all the cinematic rage the last time […]

Democrats are starting to take Texas seriously as a battleground state. by Nicole Narea and Dylan Scott When Democrat Beto O’Rourke lost a Senate race to incumbent Republican Ted Cruz in 2018, it was a […]

Lots of states make it as easy as possible to register and vote, whether there’s a pandemic or not. Texas is not one of those states. by Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune If the folks in […]

by Dan Pfeiffer The Democratic Party — from Joe Biden all the way down to the grassroots — need make a huge investment in Texas, but not for the reasons you think. Biden could win […]

by Chris Cillizza, CNN Here’s a fact about the 2020 election: Texas is a swing state. Yes, you read that right. And no, it is not really up for debate. Consider that: So, like I […]

by Chris Cillizza, CNN While the world was fixated on the coronavirus, the US Census Bureau released its latest county-by-county population estimates. And their findings make one thing abundantly clear: Texas is going to become […]

by Christopher Hooks Spare a thought this week for the Texas Democrat, God’s most unlucky creation. Texas Democrats prospered in the 2016 and 2018 elections, leaving them with an outside shot at taking back the […]