What Now for Democrats in Texas?
Democrats took a historic election beating this week. In wrestling terms, it wasn’t a powerbomb; it was a powerbomb from the top rope through...
How White Supremacists Use Natural Disasters to Recruit
Hurricanes are frightening, and frightened people are easy to recruit into extremist sects. White supremacist groups are using Hurricanes Helene and Milton to do...
Milton is the Climate Change Bill Coming Due
As Hurricane Milton buries the needle on our current hurricane severity scale, no exchange on the internet better sums up the way we got...
The Texas Case That Could Change Reproductive Choice Forever
A Texas “wrongful death” case could radically alter the concept of reproductive choice if it makes its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, who...
Texas’s Wealthiest Republican Donors Aren’t on Philanthropist List
The Chronicle of Philanthropy released its annual list of people who gave the most to charitable foundations this week. Missing from the list? Most...
Conservatives Hope Llano County Book Ban Case Will Open Up Chances to Censor Libraries
One of the most important First Amendment cases in America is happening in Texas right now. At oral arguments before the 5th Circuit Court...
2024 Presidential Election Impact on Texas: Abortion
This is a multipart series on the different ways the 2024 Presidential Election is likely to affect Texas.
Abortion is all but banned in Texas,...
Abbott’s Voucher Push: A Political Waterloo In The Making?
Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s single-minded pursuit of school vouchers is drawing comparisons to Napoleon’s ill-fated Waterloo campaign. Long regarded as a military genius, Napoleon had...
HISD Voting Down Chaplains As Counselors Is A Good Thing
The Houston Independent School District School Board unanimously voted last week to not allow chaplains to serve as school counselors. Here’s why that’s a...
The Hinojosa Era: A Decade Of Democratic Disappointment In Texas
It has been 30 years since a Democrat was last elected to a statewide office in Texas, and Republicans have held a majority in...
