The tea party has pushed Texas politics so far to the right that bipartisanship now means the right wing cooperating with the far-right wing. In his upset Republican primary win, Senator-elect Ted Cruz branded the pro-life, pro-gun, anti-union Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst a moderate for the unpardonable sin of working with Democrats. By comparison, Cruz’s crazypants webpage devoted to the [Read More]

My 9-year-old son looked sad one morning, and his explanation surprised me. “I’m sad about Big Tex,” he said. If you’re a Texan reading this, you probably just smiled ruefully and remembered visiting the Texas State Fair as a kid. If you’re not from around here, you’re wondering what I’m talking about. In a nutshell, that’s the problem when people [Read More]

Tyrades! By Danny Tyree The song says “the eyes of Texas are upon you,” but right now the eyes of the rest of the nation are upon the Lone Star State. That’s because in November a 41-mile stretch of toll road between Austin and Seguin (35 miles northeast of San Antonio) will open, boasting an 85 mph speed limit — [Read More]