Plus: America’s data center boom has hit a political wall. This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Texas is the fastest-growing data center…
Tarrant County, often lauded as the last remaining urban Republican county in the state and country, experienced a Democratic takeover in the midterm election. Early voting returns put Democrats in a strong lead, with final margins in the double digits…
Nathan Johnson's election as Texas attorney general has given anime fans an unexpected connection to state politics: the Democrat once composed music for Dragon Ball Z. His victory over Republican Mayes Middleton on 3 November puts a former soundtrack composer in line…
An activist attends a protest against Elon Musk's Starlink. ( REUTERS/Adnan Abidi) Kathleen Culliton is a Raw Story investigations writer. She's been covering local and national news for more than a decade for outlets that include the New York Post,…
Johnson won the majority of votes in nearly all of the southern state's border districts and major cities in his race against Republican Mayes Middleton to become the Lone Star State's top prosecutor. "If you grew up watching 'Dragon Ball…
Democrats captured every major statewide office in Texas on Tuesday, ending more than three decades of Republican dominance in the Lone Star State. Catholics and other Christians are warning that the results threaten hard-won gains on the protection of unborn…
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Texas’ next attorney general has an unusual credit from before his political career: Nathan Johnson composed music for 67 episodes and five movies in the English-language release of “Dragon Ball Z.” Johnson, a Dallas state senator, won the attorney general’s race…
The Republicans desperately needed a topic to focus on in the election. They settled on demonizing transgender people, with more than a little help from Elon Musk. The problem with this Republican strategy is that, while the American public wasn’t…
AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday that Republicans suffered a “Watergate-level repudiation” in Tuesday’s midterm elections, blaming voter anger over the cost of living for losses that he said left him as the only Republican still holding statewide…
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