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...
Lone Star Blues
In this week’s episode of Showtime’s “The Circus” entitled “Lone Star Blues,” Joe Straus, former speaker of the Texas House, placed most of the...
Cruz, Cornyn Help Kill $35 Insulin Price Cap
Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas helped strip a $35 per month price cap on insulin from the Inflation Reduction Act...
Republicans Turning Their Backs on Business in Favor of Culture Wars
In the grand kickball game of American two-party politics, it’s widely understood that Republicans picked big business as part of their team. However, the...
Hatred, Violence, and Fear — A Short History of Anti-Minority Activity in Texas
As Jewish Texans see surges in antisemitic-fueled crimes, other minority groups have also experienced recent retribution for being different from those who are not...
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...
Controversial Texan Behind Decades Of Attacks On Wall Between Church And State
Opposition to the principle of separation of church and state appears to be a “retread” of a decades-old argument promoted by the controversial Texas...
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...
Crenshaw Cruises to Victory
One of the most-watched races of the 2022 Texas Republican Primary was the internecine conflict in the 2nd Congressional District represented by Dan Crenshaw....
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Trustee Scott Henry Under Fire
As voters become more polarized in certain parts of the country and elect candidates that express strong sentiments about cultural wedge issues, one question...
