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‘Up Against a 500-Pound Gorilla’: Can Dems Make Inroads in Deep-Red West Texas?
Permian Basin Democrats Tim McDaniel and Eli Hilbert took to the road on a Saturday in late August to knock doors in the small towns of Crane and McCamey. On either side of... READ MORE
Santa Ana’s Last Stand
When she meets people who are visiting the Rio Grande Valley for the first time, Mollie Wallace—a 31-year-old occupational therapist in McAllen—usually asks whether they’ve gone to the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge... READ MORE
Does Joe Rogan Care Who Wins the Texas Senate Race?
It’s late June, more than two hours into the 2,518th episode of his mega-popular podcast, and Joe Rogan is critiquing part of James Talarico’s anatomy. With his guest, the conservative-leaning comedian Tim Dillon,... READ MORE
70 Years After Mansfield’s Desegregation Crisis, a New Debate Over Representation
Seventy years ago, Black students in Mansfield went to federal court for the right to attend their own public schools. On August 30, 1956, their effort to enroll at Mansfield High School was... READ MORE