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Home›Author: Joe Bowen

Author: Joe Bowen

Joe Bowen

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  • MusingsOpinion

    Musings: The dangerous lie of “constitutional carry.”

    A few years ago, I spent a year living in Portland, Oregon, and was surprised to learn, shortly after arriving in town, ...
    Joe Bowen
    April 15, 2021
  • MusingsOpinion

    Musings: Texas Republicans are bad for business.

    For decades, Texans Republicans have justified the cozy relationships they’ve enjoyed with big business by celebrating Texas as one of the best ...
    Joe Bowen
    April 5, 2021
  • BreakingPolitics

    Not so fast: Beto O’Rourke hasn’t ruled out 2022

    Reports that broke earlier tonight that Beto O’Rourke wouldn’t run for Governor of Texas in 2022 were premature, according to sources close ...
    Joe Bowen
    April 2, 2021
  • MusingsOpinion

    Musings: Moral Failure

    Last night in New York City, a 65-year-old woman was assaulted on her walk to church and told that she didn’t belong ...
    Joe Bowen
    March 30, 2021
  • HoustonPolitics

    Whitmire for Mayor? Hollins for Houston? Let’s Speculate.

    In a recent Texas Monthly piece about Art Acevedo’s decision to jettison the Houston Police Department for the allure of being Miami’s ...
    Joe Bowen
    March 25, 2021
  • MusingsOpinion

    Musings: My Top 4 Bracket Seeds

    When we launched our bracket challenge last week, it set off some serious debate among our staff about who should make the ...
    Joe Bowen
    March 22, 2021
  • MusingsOpinion

    Musings: Greg Abbott, Big Liar

    I never truly appreciated the art of a dog and pony show until I started working in Texas politics. Sure, I had ...
    Joe Bowen
    March 17, 2021
  • MusingsOpinion

    Musings: Let’s Talk About Your Bracket

    There’s nothing I love more than a good tournament. Basketball, football, softball, baseball, combat sports, cricket. You name it, and if they ...
    Joe Bowen
    March 15, 2021
  • MusingsOpinion

    Musings: Truth, Justice, Texas

    What will it take to get Texas Republicans to just tell the truth? It’s something I’ve wondered about with a frequency I ...
    Joe Bowen
    March 8, 2021
  • MusingsOpinion

    Musings: Greg Abbott Doesn’t Care if You Die

    I usually try to be a little more clever with the titles to these columns, but yesterday’s news deserves to be called ...
    Joe Bowen
    March 3, 2021
  • MusingsOpinion

    Musings: On the Road in the State of Denial

    They stuck out like sore thumbs, just like the dilapidated houses often found at the end of their gravel driveways. It starts ...
    Joe Bowen
    March 1, 2021
  • MusingsOpinion

    Musings: Greg Abbott and the Failed State

    When I first moved to Texas and was learning about the political systems and power structures of the Lone Star State, people ...
    Joe Bowen
    February 22, 2021
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