Texas

How Democrats Could Turn Texas Into the Blue Star State

Bob Moser : US Politics & Government

It's their most surprising red-state revival--and Barack Obama's happy dilemma.

The People vs. Michael Chertoff

Brett Story : Mexico

To build a fence on the US border with Mexico, the Department of Homeland Security seized land without trials or negotiations.

State of Confusion

Mary Mapes : Presidential Election 2008

The caucus was raucous and the rancor will continue for weeks. But if you're a Democrat in the Lone Star State, these are good times, baby.

Winning Votes, Hearts & Minds

Lou Dubose : Presidential Election 2008

Hillary Clinton may have won Texas, but the huge crowds participating for the first time in the primary and caucuses were there mainly because of Barack Obama.

A Season of Change in Texas

Mary Mapes : Democratic Party

As a crucial primary looms, Democrats in Texas have gotten the Party started again, as the state continues its remarkable shift from red to blue.

Killing Time

Mary Mapes : Death Penalty

After years of performing executions at a pace that scares the bejesus out of the civilized world, Texas has put the brakes on its machine as the Supreme Court considers lethal injection.

Devastation in Galveston (1900)

Environment

More than 7,000 people perished in a hurricane that swept the Texas coast on September 13, 1900. In two unsigned dispatches, The Nation described the scene. September 13 and September 20, 1900, issues.

A Long Four Years in Midland

Russell Cobb : George W. Bush

Bush's hometown is still behind him, but not with the enthusiasm of 2000.

The Right Wing's Drive for 'Tort Reform'

Dan Zegart : Law & Justice

Thanks to damage caps and other measures, victims are often unable to sue.

It's a Baker Botts World

Robert Bryce : George W. Bush

When the Bushes need a fixer, they turn to James Baker III. He and his firm benefit.

Down and Out in Texas

Katha Pollitt : Feminism & Women

Did you know that since January 1, women in Texas have not been able to obtain abortions from the sixteenth week of pregnancy on?

Texas, Inc.

Kim Phillips-Fein : Welfare

Taking privatization to extremes, a new law ends the public sector as we knew it.

Is Texas America?

Molly Ivins

Bush's home is a damn peculiar place.

Tales of the Texas Border

Molly Ivins : Democratic Party

State Judges for Sale

Michael Scherer : The Courts

Karl Rove's Legal Tricks

John Nichols : The Courts

How Enron Did Texas

Nate Blakeslee : Enron