Sam Russek

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Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale likes making viral videos and huge bets on Houston sports teams. He’s also spending big to push the state even further right.

Pervez Agwan wanted to unseat centrist Lizzie Fletcher in Houston. His campaign has been rocked by mass resignations, a lawsuit, and an arrest.

“The Palestine Laboratory” outlines how Israel sells its “battle-tested,” “field-proven” weapons and spyware to practically anyone, no matter how malevolent.

Texas Democrats have had enough of Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.

The HBO docuseries follows recruits as they face hazing from their bosses, mistrust in the community, and a legacy of dispossession.

Disappointed in Mayor Sylvester Turner, progressives wonder if they’ll be stuck with John Whitmire, a pro-labor conservative Democrat.

The party has not effectively countered the Republican plan to crush liberal power in the Lone Star State.

Landlords have one of their own in the state legislature. She and her allies are looking to stick it to renters.

The Texas governor wants to make a big name for himself in the conservative movement, and students are being left behind.

Simple overall stats don’t show the truth of the housing crisis.