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They Persisted
Early on November 7, 2018, Gina Ortiz Jones drove home after conceding to U.S. Representative Will Hurd, a Republican from Texas’ 23rd Congressional District. A first-time candidate, Jones had...
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Who Is John Cornyn Serving?
In 2012, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was facing an ascendant tea party faction and was leery of political insurrection. Which is why his new minority whip, John Cornyn, the senior senator...
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Will Dan Patrick’s Bare-Minimum Effort for Gun Control Go Anywhere?
Days after a man drove through Midland and Odessa, shooting his AR-15-style rifle out his window at bystanders and killing seven people, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick issued what was seen as a...
View ArticleLoon Star: The Lost Treasures of Texas
To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, visit our Loon Star State section, or find Observer political reporting here. Read more from the Observer: The Party Pariah: How Henry Cuellar rose to...
View ArticleWith Paid Leave Policies, Texas Cities Tried to Prepare for Coronavirus
As the coronavirus spread across the nation late last week, U.S. Senator John Cornyn had some simple advice: “If you’re sick, stay home.” Easy, right? Texas’ other Republican senator, Ted Cruz, has...
View ArticleGene Wu on Coronavirus and the Rise in Hate-Fueled Attacks Against Asian...
Jose L. Gomez, a 19-year-old charged with three counts of attempted capital murder, allegedly wanted to kill an Asian American family that included two young children because he thought they were...
View ArticleLoon Star: Mr. Cruz goes to Washington
Ted Cruz was one of two Senate ringleaders to challenge the certification of electoral votes for Joe Biden on Wednesday. Then pro-Trump extremists violently stormed the U.S. Capitol. Cruz—who has long...
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Texas Republicans Fanned the Flames of Insurrection Long Before January 6
In the week since pro-Trump mobs violently stormed the U.S. Capitol, Senator Ted Cruz has served as a rather convenient lightning rod for his fellow Texas Republicans. As the attempted insurrection...
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Beto’s Lost Year
On Tuesday night, once it was clear his bid for Texas governor had been soundly defeated, Democrat Beto O’Rourke bounded up to address what one reporter called a “small, energetic crowd” in his...
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Strangest State: Ted Cruz Enjoys a White Claw
Amarillo A former biology professor at West Texas A&M University was sentenced to six months in federal prison for smuggling more than $14,000 worth of skulls, skeletons, and taxidermy mounts into...
View ArticleCruzin’ for a Bruisin: Can Anyone Defeat Ted?
Since President Joe Biden’s term began, Texas has assumed its customary position at the vanguard of resistance to the federal government, while elections here have become quasi-referendums on a...
View ArticleIs Ted Cruz’s Podcast PAC Payoff Scheme Illegal?
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is facing yet another complaint to the Federal Elections Commission that claims he has “brazenly” violated federal campaign finance laws through his podcast deal with one of the...
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Pastor’s Admitted Child Sex Abuse Roils Hotbed of Christian Nationalism
Earlier this month, a bombshell report from the religious watchdog group Wartburg Watch roiled one of the largest megachurches in Texas. Robert Morris, the founder and pastor of the influential...
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