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Texas House Dems Trip Over Their Own Low Bar
On Tuesday, the most modest of boasts became famous last words for the lower chamber’s dwindling Ds.
Justin Miller
Justin Miller covers politics and state government for the Texas Observer. He previously worked for The American Prospect magazine in Washington, D.C., and has also written for The Intercept, The New Republic, and In These Times. Originally from the Twin Cities, he received a journalism degree from the University of Minnesota.
Articles by Justin Miller
Texas Goes All Red for Ted
Maybe Dems need to recover the lessons of Beto 2018. Or maybe the sun will die before the state turns blue.
A Real Race or a Red Redux?
In Cruz v. Allred, a few tantalizing polls have Democrats hopeful (again) despite little evidence suggesting an upset is on the way.
Speaker Boxing: Is Phelan Failin’, or Will the Far Right Fall Short Again?
The Paxton impeachment may have lit the match, but this fight is fueled by a yearslong campaign to incinerate what remains of bipartisan comity in the lower chamber.
Can Democrats Keep the Texas House Anti-Voucher?
Four years after a failed attempt to flip the lower chamber, the minority party has set its sights on a more modest objective.
The Company You Keep
Ken and Angela Paxton have ties to a jet-setting lobbyist-turned-CEO caught in a tangled web of alleged fraud involving a powerful business clan and a commercial shipping giant.
What Trump 2.0 Would Mean for Texas
The state’s ruling conservative class stands to gain bigly, while everyone else will face the fallout of a radical second term.
Litigating the Republican Civil War
The crusade against Texans for Lawsuit Reform and the rise of conservative lawfare reveal a new side of Texas’ ruling party.
As Summer Heat Hits, How Is the Texas Grid Faring?
Amid new projections of surging demand, energy analyst Doug Lewin explains what worries him–and what doesn’t.
Ex-Legislator Faces Investigation for Possible Violation of Lobbying Law He Co-Sponsored
Chris Paddie is fighting back in court against a state ethics commission probe into his allegedly illegal lobbying.