Dallas Democrat Colin Allred officially announces run against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz

Allred, a former NFL linebacker, landed his congressional seat via a 2018 upset victory over Republican incumbent Pete Sessions.

by Sanford Nowlin May 3, 2023March 25, 2024

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Dallas Congressman Colin Allred reportedly ready to challenge Ted Cruz for his Senate seat

The news breaks two weeks after a report that San Antonio State Sen. Roland Gutierrez is also mulling a challenge to Cruz.

by Sanford Nowlin May 2, 2023August 16, 2023

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Despite the governor’s voucher pitch, the answer to better Texas schools is more public funding

‘It’s impossible for a state to, in the long term, stand up and maintain two education systems,’ said Michigan State University Professor Joshua Cowen.

by Michael Karlis April 21, 2023June 28, 2024

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Ballot Blockers: Texas Republicans aren’t done trying to keep voters away from the polls

GOP lawmakers are couching their bills as efforts to boost election security even though Texas has some of the most restrictive voting rules of any state.

by Sanford Nowlin February 22, 2023August 25, 2024

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Savvy San Antonio political operator Trish DeBerry may have become her own worst enemy

While long perceived as a moderate and a disciplined political operator, DeBerry has emerged as a wild card in the campaign for Bexar County judge.

by Sanford Nowlin November 2, 2022April 24, 2025

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Beto O’Rourke to hold virtual organizer meetings while recovering from bacterial Infection

The Democratic candidate will hold the virtual zoom meetings on Monday evening to launch a pair of new organizer coalitions.

By Jake Fortune Jake FortuneAugust 29, 2022March 25, 2025

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Dallas Democrat Colin Allred officially announces run against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz

Dallas Congressman Colin Allred reportedly ready to challenge Ted Cruz for his Senate seat

Despite the governor’s voucher pitch, the answer to better Texas schools is more public funding

Ballot Blockers: Texas Republicans aren’t done trying to keep voters away from the polls

Savvy San Antonio political operator Trish DeBerry may have become her own worst enemy

Beto O’Rourke to hold virtual organizer meetings while recovering from bacterial Infection

Bad Takes: Ted Cruz goes race baiting after Biden pledges to put Black woman on Supreme Court

Bad Takes: Ineptitude and corruption explain Democrats’ recent losses, not ‘wokeness’

Republican Lujan, Democrat Ramirez head to runoff in election to fill San Antonio’s District 118

Despite winning Texas in 2020, Donald Trump demands Gov. Abbott prioritize election audit

Bad Takes: Stop blaming Jill Stein. She saved Obamacare and Joe Biden’s ass

Assclown Alert: Replaying the 2020 election with Texas State Sen. Paul Bettencourt

San Antonio State Rep. Ina Minjarez: Texas Democrats making voting-rights progress in D.C.

San Antonio Democrat comes back from Washington D.C., says he’ll try to improve GOP voting bill

Analysis: An end to a weird legislative session, and the beginning of an uncertain political cycle

Early voting starts Monday in five runoff elections for San Antonio City Council

The Mendoza Line: Corrupt cops celebrate defeat of San Antonio’s Prop B with weekend crime spree

Prop B’s narrow miss with San Antonio voters still sends a strong message about police reform

Glitter Political: Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan says there’s still more work to do for District 2