Texas Republican Michael McCaul’s real estate firms have pursued two dozen lawsuits for back rent in the San Antonio area, despite structural issues with the properties and other hardships.
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Who Are the Modi Democrats?
Indian Americans lean to the left, while many also support India’s Hindu nationalist prime minister.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
GOP Lawmaker Leads Fight to Get His Industry a Government Bailout
Rep. Van Taylor voted against aid for renters and student debtors—but the real estate mogul is now using his office to pressure the government to give his commercial real estate industry a government bailout.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
When Going Green Collides With the Free Market
Texas’s chaotic, deregulated energy market was key to Georgetown’s claim to be the nation’s renewable-energy leader. It’s also the reason their project backfired.
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Can a Progressive Win in a Republican Texas District?
Democrat Julie Oliver may have a shot in a suburban Austin district that Republicans designed to be Democrat-proof.
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A Tough Tuesday for Progressives Across the Ballot
In down-ballot races, long shots mostly crashed, though a few lived to fight again.
Posted inPolitics
A Progressive for the Lone Star State
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez represents the future of Texas politics—but can she make that future come this Tuesday?
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The Battle for the Democratic Party Runs Through South Texas
A primary challenge to a conservative Democrat now pits an array of national progressive organizations against the Chamber of Commerce and the Koch network.
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Progressives Help Progressives—Across City Lines
Local Progress, a nationwide network of left-leaning municipal elected officials, is fast becoming the strategic switchboard for America’s increasingly liberal cities.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Emergency Room Hustle
Private equity firms and other investors have turned freestanding emergency departments into cash machines, at the expense of patients.
