The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

Voter Suppression During the 2018 Midterm Elections A Comprehensive Survey of Voter Suppression and Other Election Day Problems In an election where so much was at stake, countless Americans were ...

The outcome of the 2018 midterm congressional election is important to the future of health care in the United States. Since 1994, the division between those who identify as Republicans and those who ...

With a worsening crisis in Venezuela, dark days in Nicaragua, an ever more fragile peace process in Colombia, new governments and new ideas in Brazil, Mexico and beyond, 2018 was a year of turmoil ...

US health care spending increased 4.6 percent to reach $3.6 trillion in 2018, a faster growth rate than the rate of 4.2 percent in 2017 but the same rate as in 2016. The share of the economy devoted ...