Rob D'Amico, Texas Observer
Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Fueled Sierra Blanca Migrant Shooting, Advocates Say
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.As darkness descended...
The Texas Voter Registration Deadline Is Tuesday, Oct. 11. Here’s How To Check Your...
Tuesday, Oct. 11, is the deadline in Texas to register to vote to be able to participate in the 2022 midterm elections, where voters...
Texans Make The Case For Why Voting Matters
Election after election, Republicans have dominated Texas politics since roughly the end of the 20th century.
And this year, Texas Republicans get another edge because...
Ted Cruz Says Texas Should Repeal Its Now-Defunct Law Banning Gay Sex
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, one of the most socially conservative Texans serving in Congress, told The Dallas Morning News that Texas should...
John Cornyn Says Bipartisan Gun Legislation Won’t Include Weapons Bans Or Expanding Background Checks
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, the lead GOP negotiator in the Senate’s efforts to pass bipartisan gun safety legislation, is managing expectations over...
Henry Cuellar Declares Victory, but Jessica Cisneros Won’t Concede in Nail-biter Runoff for South...
LAREDO —U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, the last anti-abortion Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, boldly declared victory just before midnight in his nail-biter...
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz Delays Dozens of President Joe Biden’s Ambassador Nominations, Stoking Feud...
WASHINGTON — By this point in the Trump administration, Kay Bailey Hutchison, a former U.S. senator from Texas, had been settled into her new...
Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Arrested for Civil Disobedience Over Voting Rights Bill
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for engaging in civil disobedience in support of a...
Texas Officials Speak at Qanon-affiliated Event Where Trump Adviser Michael Flynn Encouraged Military Coup...
At least three prominent Texas GOP officials took part in a Dallas conference this weekend with ties to the QAnon conspiracy theory movement, where...
Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady Will Retire from Congress at the End of His...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, announced Wednesday morning that this will be his last term serving in the U.S. House.
First elected...
