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The Justice Department formally cleared the way for members of the National Guard to form a workplace union last week, which may offer some relief for members of the Texas Guard currently serving on the southern border in difficult conditions.
“My hope with a union would be that we could organize a coherent way...
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Texas National Guard Cleared to Form a Union
The Justice Department formally cleared the way for members of the National Guard to form a workplace union last...
Is The GOP Losing Its Grip On Texas?
Donald Trump is returning to the Texas political stage in Conroe this Saturday, likely continuing to spread conspiracies about...
Texas AG Ken Paxton Crossed An Ethical Line
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton chose to play with fire and might have crossed an ethical line after he...
Texas Legislature
FBI Raid on Cuellar May Be Linked to Azerbaijan Oil Companies
Last week, the FBI suddenly raided the home of nine-term Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), but it wasn’t exactly clear why law enforcement was targeting the conservative Democrat. Now, it’s looking like...
Why Is John Whitmire Saying ‘Hell No’ To $140K Annual Pension?
State Sen. John Whitmire opted out of collecting a $140,000 annual pension courtesy...
FBI Searches Home of Prominent Texas Democratic Congressman Cuellar
Jan 19 (Reuters) - FBI agents on Wednesday searched the home in Texas...
Texas Laws Taking Effect on January 1
The Texas legislature was very busy in 2021. All in all, it’s relatively...
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Elections
Is The GOP Losing Its Grip On Texas?
Donald Trump is returning to the Texas political stage in Conroe this Saturday, likely continuing to spread conspiracies about the 2020 presidential election and promote a potential run for the 2024 election.
Texas Governor Candidate Defends White Nationalist Staffer
The Republican primary for Texas governor was always going to be a duel...
Beto O’Rourke Has Big Plans for the Electric Grid
As February and the anniversary of Winter Storm Uri approaches, the still unfixed...
Crenshaw Defends Himself After Snapping At Young Girl: ‘Don’t Question My Faith!’
On Monday, during the Montgomery County Tea Party, Rep. Dan Crenshaw snapped at...
Campaign Finance
Huffines’ Plan to Beat Abbott in GOP Primary Requires $20M
Real estate developer Don Huffines told a Dallas-Fort Worth conservative radio show two...
U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Senator Cruz’s Campaign Finance Challenge
Jan 19 (Reuters) - The latest conservative attack on a major campaign finance law goes before...
Ted Cruz Wishes To Overturn Law That Blocked Him From Recovering a $500,000 Campaign Loan, Hoping To Place The Money Back Into His Pockets
In 2012 Ted Cruz never recovered over $500,000 he loaned his first campaign...
Latest Texas Campaign Finance Reports Reveal State of Play for Statewide Races
New campaign finance reports released last week by Texas legislators, elected statewide officials...
U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Senator Cruz’s Campaign Finance Challenge
Sept 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear...
Education
Beto O’Rourke Says It’s Time To Get Rid Of The STAAR Test
On Sunday, Frm. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, who is running for governor of Texas, met with public school educators, trustees and community leaders in the city of Laredo to shed some light on...
Are Right-Wing School Boards Running Off Highly Respected Superintendents?
A superintendent's job is always high-pressure, however, the pandemic made it an even...
Texas Scorecard’s Michael Quinn Sullivan Throws Teachers Under The Bus
Michael Quinn Sullivan insulted 320,000 Texas teachers in a Saturday tweet, “A reminder...
Texas School Districts Are Moving To Defend Themselves From Gov. Abbott’s Literary Witch Hunt
Gov. Greg Abbott regularly ostracizes school staff members for their alleged support of...
Healthcare
Texas’ Broken Medicaid System May Finally Be Fixed
Among the many different items in the $1.75 trillion social spending bill that is currently being debated in Congress would be a fix to the incredibly broken Medicaid system in Texas.
Hiding Under All The Layers Is A Bacterial Disease: Salmonella Outbreak Tied To Onions
US Salmonella outbreak tied to onions sickens more than 650 people in 37...
U.S. Census Bureau Released New Data Revealing that Uninsured Rates Grew Under Trump
On Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data on income, poverty, and...
U.S Army Veteran Who Earned a Purple Heart in Afghanistan Dies Waiting for Hospital Care; ICU Beds Filled with COVID Patients in Texas
After becoming very ill, U.S. Army veteran Daniel Wilkinson was taken to the...
Taxes
National
Does Dan Crenshaw Want Trump To Handle The Russia-Ukraine Conflict?
Last week, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, joined ‘Fox & Friends’ to debate the ‘failure’ of the Biden administration in handling the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
His comments came right after Joe Biden...
Potential Biden Supreme Court Pick Leondra Kruger Known as Moderate in California
Jan 26 (Reuters) - Before she turned to law and became one of the youngest justices ever appointed to the California Supreme Court, Leondra Kruger had journalism in her blood.
