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...
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...
In Near Dead Heat Race with Beto, Abbott Skipping Trump Texas Rally Saturday
Just two days before early voting begins in Texas, Donald Trump will appear in one of his trademark grievance rallies in Robstown, a Texas...
Texas Republicans Sneak in Far-Right Proposals Under Anti-Trans Smokescreen
When Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that they wanted the parents of trans children investigated for child abuse, it sparked...
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...
Analysis: Texas House Redistricting Recap
On Tuesday, the Texas House Redistricting Committee voted out a revised draft of the maps for the lower chamber. Take a look at our...
Texas Schools Are Now Experiencing “White Fight”
One of the primary battlefields in the current Texas culture war is happening in schools. It’s where many conservatives have abandoned the concept of...
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...
Elon Musk Vs. The Media: Why Is NPR Quitting Twitter?
NPR just left Twitter after being labeled in the platform as a “US state-affiliated media.” The label, before Musk took over the platform, was...
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...
