Deece Eckstein

In which your Humble Correspondent ventures to answer the most profound and troubling questions of our times. Or your questions, whichever is easier.

"Like a mirage, though, the notion of a working Democratic electoral majority in Texas keeps receding into the lifeless, barren future of a dystopian Cormac McCarthy novel."

Happy Halloween! In honor of the World Series between the Astros and the Phillies, we’re tripping around the bases of the absurd, the depressing and the obscene in Texas politics.

The Lieutenant Governor is the apex predator of Texas politics, with whom lobbyists, trade associations, businesses and individuals must deal if they wish to accomplish their priorities. And that's the problem with Lieutenant Dan.

Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke had the (for now) only debate of their gubernatorial matchup. Each candidate gained some voters, but most of us were left to ponder anew whether to move to another state.

Texas has changed, largely because it’s population has almost doubled in 30 years. Those new people have brought new ways of thinking, acting and living with them. Nowhere are the changes more evident than in Texas politics.

Fraud? The whole point of the crusade was not to suppress voter fraud but the suppression of voting itself.