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Young Protesters Score Small Wins in Fight for Democracy

Hungry for the vote

by Kimberly Reeves December 30, 2021September 30, 2025

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A Decade of Democratic Gains in Central Texas

Turning red to purple and purple to blue

by Mike Clark-Madison May 9, 2019September 30, 2025

Gay Place: Just One Hitch

Let’s get married!

by Kate X Messer July 16, 2015September 30, 2025

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GOP Marches Backward

2014 Texas platform veers hard right

by Brandon Watson June 12, 2014September 30, 2025

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Top 10 Texas LGBT Stories

One step back and two steps forward

by Brandon Watson January 6, 2014November 4, 2025

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Another One Bites the Dust

Republican judge to run for Texas Supreme Court as Dem

by Sarah Marloff December 10, 2013September 30, 2025

Republican Judge Becomes a Party Flipper

San Antonio judge, Carlo Key, says he’ll run as a Democrat

by Sarah Marloff October 21, 2013November 4, 2025

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Straw Pollsters

Will the Texas presidential straw polls end up meaning more than the actual primaries?

by Richard Whittaker September 10, 2007September 30, 2025

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Democrat love is in the air – even in Texas

by Nick Barbaro July 30, 2004September 30, 2025

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The Republican right’s hypocritical rhetoric machine has become so dazzling and effective it can only be viewed as (highly successful) conceptual art.

by Louis Black August 1, 2003September 30, 2025

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Republicans’ special-session maneuvering shows contempt for Texans and mischaracterizes Texas’ political history; the same party asks for the same kind of blind allegiance on foreign policy.

by Louis Black July 18, 2003September 30, 2025

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Naked City

Off the Desk:

by Chronicle Staff November 27, 1998September 30, 2025

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