Justin Miller
The Texas Observer
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Past articles by Justin:
The Governor's Grid Gambit
Texas utility regulators are hawking a convoluted and costlypolicy for grid reliability—despite strong resistance fromenergy experts and even big business. → Read More
$3 Million Whistleblower Settlement Is Cheap Getaway for Ken Paxton
In his most serious and sordid legal scandal yet. the most talented political escape artist in Teas pulled off yet another act. → Read More
‘Colossal Waste of Money’: Texas Nears $1 Billion in Border Wall Contracts
The Webb County coalition that opposed Trump’s boondoggle is now scrambling to oppose the state’s expanded construction plans. → Read More
Texas Awards Biggest Border Wall Contract Yet to Trump-Tied Firm
The state awarded $224 million to a construction company that built a private wall now on the brink of collapse into the Rio Grande. → Read More
Texas Democrats After Beto
Joaquin Castro? Colin Allred? Lina Hidalgo? Clay Jenkins? Can anyone gain a political foothold in the GOP-controlled Lone Star State? → Read More
Big Money Floods into Texas Governor’s Race
In total, Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott have raised $200 million. → Read More
Did the Abbott-O'Rourke Debate Change Anything?
One focus group found that the Democratic challenger won over voters at the Texas governor's debate, but it's unclear if most of the electorate paid attention. → Read More
Austin Nurses Win Largest Hospital Union in Texas
National Nurses United organizers at Ascension Seton Medical Center just delivered a major victory for the Texas labor movement. → Read More
Abbott's Attack Dog: Can Dave Carney Extend His 20-year Winning Streak?
The New Hampshire political consultant has been shellacking hapless Democrats for two decades on behalf of the GOP. → Read More
Texas Business Groups, Legislators, Push to Restore Corporate Tax Incentives
Set to expire at the end of the year, Chapter 313 granted 10-year property tax breaks in exchange for large industrial projects. → Read More
'We Win in 2022 and the World Changes'
Beto's bid to deny Greg Abbott a third term as governor is a steep one, but he can still muster some magic on the campaign trail. → Read More
Abbott and ERCOT Keep Texans in the Dark
From selecting a new CEO to an obscure committee report, the governor kept tight control over significant post-storm energy changes. → Read More
Before ‘Roe’—and After
A look back at criminalized abortion in Texas before 1973, and forward towards what it may look like after 2022. → Read More
GOP Win Says More About Filemon Vela than a South Texas 'Red Wave'
When Congressman Filemon Vela decamped for K Street, he created a predictable opportunity for a Republican upset in the Valley. → Read More
Bush Dynasty Ends with a Whimper in Texas Runoffs Light on Surprise
Democrats solidify their statewide slate as Attorney General Ken Paxton steps closer to a third term and Representative Jasmine Crockett wins in Dallas. → Read More
Dallas Runoff Will Determine Heir to Powerhouse EBJ’s Seat in Congress
The race between Representative Jasmine Crockett and Jane Hope Hamilton has divided leaders of the North Texas Democratic establishment. → Read More
Texas Republicans Crow about 'Roe' Reversal, Lament Supreme Court Leak
State GOP leaders have spun the leak as the rightful return of abortion regulation to the realm of red-state rights—and a crusade against the conservative Court. → Read More
Filemon Vela Is Just the Latest Texas Congressman to Swing Through the Revolving Door
Of the 15 members who’ve left the U.S. House since 2018, at least half have gotten into the business of political influence-peddling. → Read More
Inside Exxon's 10-Month Lockout of Beaumont Refinery Workers
A grueling labor fight dragged on in the once-mighty union bastion of southeast Texas, pitting the oil giant against an embattled Steelworkers local. → Read More
Kelcy Warren’s Defamation Suit Has Beto O’Rourke Spoiling for a Fight
Texas has strong protections against frivolous defamation suits that impede public discourse. Will the Democratic gubernatorial hopeful use them? → Read More