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The February winter storm keeps taking a toll on Texan families across the state.
This especially includes Southeast Austin, where more than 85 families in a severely affected apartment complex will be forced to leave.
As reported by the Austin Statesman, the Rosemont at Oak Valley complex, notified residents earlier this...
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The Wall Is Up For Sale, Man Who Spent...
Tommy Fisher, through his company Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. built a 3-mile wall in Rio Grande Texas. The...
U.S. Justice Dept. Warns States to Tread Carefully in...
WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday issued legal guidance aimed at curbing voting rights...
Abbott Has Tough Decision Over More Special Sessions
With only one week left in the first special legislative session called by Greg Abbott and exactly zero bills...
Texas Legislature
Abbott Has Tough Decision Over More Special Sessions
With only one week left in the first special legislative session called by Greg Abbott and exactly zero bills passed, Greg Abbott is about to have a tough decision to make when...
Phelan Issues Bizarre Warrant for Cortez’s Arrest, What Does it Mean?
The Texas legislative stalemate continues basically unchanged, but a new and somewhat bizarre...
Beto O’Rourke Promotes “Moral March for Democracy”
Voting rights advocates and Texas political leaders have organized a three-day march to...
Beto O’Rourke’s Powered by the People has raised $600,000 for Texas House Democrats in Washington
Through a crowdfunding initiative by his group aimed to raise awareness on voting...
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Elections
U.S. Justice Dept. Warns States to Tread Carefully in Auditing Elections
WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday issued legal guidance aimed at curbing voting rights abuses in U.S. states such as Arizona, where Republican officials launched a contentious...
Texas Senator John Whitmire Announces He Will Run For Reelection
Sen. Whitmire was one of the “Texas 11” who broke quorum in 2003...
Not Even Republicans Want Ted Cruz or Abbott as the Next President
Packed with widespread fraud allegations, cheering for people who chose not to get...
U.S. Supreme Court Makes Controversial Decision Regarding Voting Laws
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld two Arizona laws, in essence rejecting claims that...
Campaign Finance
Texas Supreme Court Changes their Mind after a $250k Donation from Apache Corp
After a long legal battle against Apache Corp, which was apparently going to...
July Finance Reports Show First Glimpse of Statewide GOP Primary Challenges
New campaign finance reports released this week by elected officials and candidates for...
Campaign Contributions Kick Off This Week
Few Texans realize the extent of political contributions across the state. Most of...
Ted Cruz Used Campaign Funds to Promote Book
According to The Daily Beast, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz used money obtained for...
ERCOT Board Members Donations to Abbott
Three current board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas have contributed...
Education
Texans Don’t Support GOP’s Crusade Against Critical Race Theory, as New Poll Shows
In recent weeks, GOP officials have launched an all-arms attack against #CriticalRaceTheory. It is the latest attempt by the Republican Party to dismantle the fight against structural racism. It also appears to...
School Accountability Legislation for the State Aimed at Houston ISD
To say the Texas accountability system for schools has problems may be a...
TEA: Texas Will Send $5.5B of Federal Stimulus Money to Schools
A little over a month after the state released the third batch of...
Sources: At Least 30 House Republicans Mulling Voting No on Budget Compromise as House Shuts Down ’til Sunday
Multiple reliable sources confirming that at least 30 House Republicans are considering voting...
Healthcare
Does Medicaid Expansion Still Have a Fighting Chance?
In May 2021, Texas legislators denied the expansion of Medicaid benefits to over one million poor Texans. The story behind why is both mystifying and frustrating at the same time.
Parental Leave: Texas Has Dismal Protections for New Parents
Right here in the middle between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day is a...
Texas Attorney General Sues Biden Administration Over Medicaid Waiver
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest frivolous lawsuit is directed at the Biden...
Good Bill Hunting: Fertility Bill Will Extend the Statute of Limitations On Fertility Fraud
Good Bill Hunting is a weekly series during the legislative session where RA...
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Opinions
Opinion: Young Republicans Support Reforming Marijuana Penalties in Texas
Over 60,000 arrests are made each year for marijuana possession in Texas, accounting for 4.5 to 6 percent of total arrests statewide. Republicans of all ages, but especially Young Republicans, support reforming...
Opinion: How Many Times Does it Take Before Someone Should be Fired?
This is a question employers grapple with on an almost daily basis.
Weighing whether an employee can be retrained or should be let go is a topic that human...
