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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
And so Colin Allred’s three-year journey through the wilderness of ambition ends more or less where it began. Three years ago, the NFL player-turned-civil rights attorney left behind a deep-blue U.S. House seat composed largely of Dallas County residents. On … Continued