Assclown Alert: Starting a gerrymandering bar fight — and losing — with Gov. Greg Abbott

Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark.  When President Donald Trump asked Texas leaders to redraw the map to help Republicans maintain their slim House majority ahead of the midterms, Gov. Greg Abbott didn’t just drink the gerrymandering Kool-Aid. He quaffed the whole damn pitche

San Antonio-area Republican candidate suspended by Kalshi for betting on his own election

Texas GOP congressional candidate Zeke Enriquez bet on the outcome of his own election on Kalshi, the prediction market said in a press release Wednesday, marking the latest sign of the industry’s newfound prevalence in the state’s politics. Enriquez, who finished 11th in the Republican primary for

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ deputy chief of staff heads for early retirement

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ deputy chief of staff, Pat Wallace, is heading into retirement after just seven months on the job, the mayor’s office confirmed Wednesday. Wallace is now the sixth person to resign from work in Jones’ office in less than a year. Her last day will be May 1. Before

Texas Latinos show strong Democratic lean ahead of 2026 midterms, new poll shows

A new poll this week from Latino-led voter engagement organization Somos Votantes shows Latino voters in Texas trending sharply towards Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterms. Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Gina Hinojosa leads Republican Gov. Greg Abbott by 19 points among Latino voters, while Democ