Top Story
Under the guise of “school choice,” a small group of individuals are using charter schools to funnel taxpayer funds into their pockets. If a widespread school voucher program passes, it will do the same.
A charter school is a tuition-free learning institution that is privately owned but funded by public money from the Education...
Latest Updates
Political Cartoons
Education
Charter Schools And Vouchers: How They Raid Public Funds To Enrich Private Individuals
Under the guise of “school choice,” a small group of individuals are using charter schools to funnel taxpayer funds into their pockets. If a widespread school voucher program passes, it will do...
Will Your Legislator Stand Firm Against Vouchers?
"To be clear, we're not done yet," Gov. Greg Abbott declared, referring to...
Will Your Legislator Stand Firm Against Vouchers?
The future for education remains uncertain as Gov. Greg Abbott reiterates the importance...
Educators Concerned As Legislature Explores Voucher Proposals, Poll Shows
A recent poll conducted by the Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT)...
Healthcare
Texas Sues Planned Parenthood, Wants Them To Pay Millions Over Services They Provided
On Tuesday, a hearing was set before U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, regarding the lawsuit where the state of Texas is suing Planned Parenthood under the False Claims Act.
New Report Shows Reasons For Maternal Care Decline
Texas is filled with "maternity care deserts" according to a new report from...
Concerned Employees Expose Chaos Amid Medicaid Unwinding, 500,000 Texans Lose Coverage
During the unwinding process, Texans faced a frantic struggle to maintain their Medicaid...
Could Facebook Messages Be Used In Abortion-Related Prosecution?
Originally published by The 19th
Your trusted source for contextualizing...
Taxes
National
Writers’ Strike Is Closer To An End Thanks To A Tentative Agreement With Major...
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced Sunday that it had reached a tentative deal with major entertainment companies on a new contract that could put an end to one of the...
Biden’s KOSA Support Is Bad News For Texas
An internet reform bill with bipartisan support, including from President Joe Biden, could have dire consequences for LGBT youth in Texas.
The bill is called the Kids Online Safety...
Texas Legislature
Supreme Court Allows Whistleblower Lawsuit Against AG Paxton to Proceed
The Texas Supreme Court has made a significant ruling in favor of former senior staff members of Attorney General Ken Paxton, allowing their whistleblower lawsuit to continue. The lawsuit contends that the...
House And Senate Tensions Flare In Upcoming Education-Focused Special Session
With a special session on education right around the corner and Ken Paxton’s...
Speaker Phelan Rips Lt. Gov. Patrick in Statement
Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan today issued a statement in response...
Breaking: Paxton Acquitted on All Counts
The Texas Senate acquitted Ken Paxton today in his impeachment trial on 16...