Texas politics has never suffered from a shortage of big personalities, bigger egos and downright terrible decisions.
That’s why the San Antonio Current is launching Texas Politics This Week, a new weekly newsletter dedicated to unpacking the complicated, contentious and frequently comical political landscape of the Lone Star State.
Landing in subscribers’ inboxes every Friday, Texas Politics This Week will round up the developments that mattered over the prior seven days, offer context on why and point out the absurdities that inevitably arise when politicians, lobbyists, power brokers and utter clowns mingle under the Capitol dome.
There’s an old adage that Texans should be grateful the Legislature meets for just 140 days every other year — namely because it limits the amount of damage lawmakers can do. Whether or not you subscribe to that bit of wisdom, the days when Texans could safely ignore state politics during off years are long gone.
Between legislative sessions, there are primaries to fight, special elections to contest, lawsuits to file, congressional districts to redraw and campaign war chests to fill. And when lawmakers return to Austin, keeping track of the action can feel like drinking from a firehose — assuming somebody at the Capitol hasn’t introduced a bill to ban firehoses because of their DEI implications.
Texas Politics This Week will cut through the noise, highlighting the biggest stories while keeping tabs on developments that might otherwise fly under the radar. Expect analysis, context and bold reporting that can help make sense of what our state’s elected officials are doing … or, frequently, question what the hell they were thinking.
We can’t promise Texas politics will become any less complicated, contentious or dumb. But every Friday, we’ll do our best to make it easier to understand.
Sign up below for Texas Politics This Week and come along for the ride.
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