Winners & Losers of the Third Special Session of the Texas Legislature

4 years ago

Updated Wednesday at 5pm with retirement announcements by Sen. Kel Seliger and a decision not to run in House District…

Republicans Turning Their Backs on Business in Favor of Culture Wars

4 years ago

In the grand kickball game of American two-party politics, it’s widely understood that Republicans picked big business as part of…

Texas Legislators Pass Most — but Not All — of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Priority Measures in Final Flurry of Lawmaking

4 years ago

The Texas Legislature adjourned from its third special session of the year early Tuesday morning after a final flurry of…

Texas bill to block COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employers stalls in the Senate as business groups rally against it

4 years ago

A prohibition on vaccine mandates is one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priorities for the special session, but it does not…

U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Legality of Gambling on Tigua Tribal Land

4 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether El Paso’s Tigua Indians can offer some forms of gambling…

Quiet Rage: Protecting Voting Rights for Our Generation

4 years ago

These days, I exist in a quiet rage. Like boiling magma just below the surface of a stoic mountain range,…

Texas Congressional Map Heads Into Last-minute Negotiations As Democrats Decry Shortage of Hispanic Representation

4 years ago

Though people of color drove nearly all of Texas’ population gains in the last decade, the proposed map gives white…

Dear Texas: Children Learn What They Live

4 years ago

Words can’t adequately express my dismay and disgust at the recent actions of the Legislature, HB 3979, and wealthy school…

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