Monthly Archives: October 2019
Hear us roar: How women are reshaping Texas politics
With Texas edging closer to battleground status the party that takes the state could be the party that captures the most votes among moderates...
Early Voting for House District 148 Special Election underway
The first day of early voting in the Texas House District 148 special election began Monday, Oct. 21. The vacancy for the seat was...
Texas Rangers complete Bonnen Report
The Texas Rangers have completed the Bonnen Report, the agency's investigation into Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen’s meeting with former House Majority Leader...
The five best taco trucks in Houston
These days Houston's love for tacos appears endless. It seems like every gas station, bar, restaurant, and bistro offers some variation on a taco....
Abbott issues disaster declaration for Dallas
Photo via Jennifer S. Gates
On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 16 Texas counties in response to severe weather sustained across...
Outside the Beto and Trump rallies in Dallas
Both President Donald Trump and Beto O’Rourke, former Congressman from Texas, held dueling rallies in Dallas on Thursday, Oct. 17. Reform Austin sent a...
Texas Speaker Bonnen won't seek reelection
Speaker Dennis Bonnen in the House Chamber on March 27, 2019, the day the House will take up HB1, the 2020-21 budget...
HD-28: Early voting begins in Fort Bend County
Early voting began in the Texas House District 28 special election today, Monday, Oct. 21. The seat became vacant when former representative John Zerwas...
Texas GOP not fans of Bonnen's new mixtape
On Tuesday, the much-hyped secret recording at the center of the “Bonnghazi” political scandal splintering the Texas House was released to the public, as...
Five of Texas’ most beautiful state parks
It’s no secret that off-year Constitutional Amendment elections don’t draw the same crowds as midterms or Presidential elections. However, this year voters will head...
