Mimi Swartz in the New York Times gives some needed perspective to the millions of downhearted Texas Democrats. The country needed his fresh outlook on the job of politicians. It really is a noble profession when practiced with honor and the goal of representing the best interests of the people.
Beto, who almost never wears a coat it seems, had some long coattails in Texas’s urban areas. His candidacy and hard work helped flip several house seats while he was losing his own — a gift to the republic.
And Ed Emmett. Who would have ever guessed that one?
South of Town: Notes and Scenes from Texas' Upper Gulf Coast 