RA Staff
The Woman Who Outsmarted the Texas Lottery
When the Lotto Texas jackpot quietly surged to $95 million in April 2023, most players saw opportunity....
Counterinsurgency or Sovereignty Loss? Crenshaw’s Tactic to Fight Mexican Drug Cartels
In the past seven years, Mexico has ceased cartel prosecutions across the country. Now, the U.S. Congress...
Texas Launches $20 Billion Water Infrastructure Plan, Pending Voter Approval
Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a sweeping water infrastructure package aimed at tackling Texas’ growing water crisis. The initiative, set to total...
Abbott Endorses Former Sen. Kelly Hancock for Texas Comptroller After Candidacy Announcement
Gov. Greg Abbott endorsed former state Sen. Kelly Hancock’s bid for Texas comptroller shortly after the North Texas Republican officially launched his campaign on...
Is It Time to Rethink STAAR? Texas Schools Say Yes
As new standardized test scores were released this week, one North Texas school district reignited a long-running debate over the future of the STAAR...
From “Gay Frogs” to Fraud Claims: Alex Jones in Hot Water with Sandy Hook...
Alex Jones, the Infowars host notorious for spreading conspiracy theories, is under renewed legal scrutiny as a U.S. bankruptcy trustee accuses him of moving...
$3 Billion Later, Texas Border Wall Gets Scrapped Without a Word
Four years after Governor Greg Abbott pledged to build a state-funded border wall, Texas lawmakers have silently...
Love to Eat and Live in a Well-built City? Meatpackers, Farms, and Builders are...
Recent immigration enforcement actions are highlighting a long-running tension between President Trump’s aggressive deportation policy and the...
Americans Divided on Trump’s Major Budget Bill, Poll Shows
As Senate Republicans work to advance President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a recent Washington Post-Ipsos...
Special Session Buzz Grows Over Redistricting, Lobbying Ban, and Abortion Pills
Talk of a special legislative session is gaining momentum as Gov. Greg Abbott and top Republicans face pressure to tackle redistricting, a lobbying ban,...