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...
Worried About The Texas Grid? Solar Tax Credits Can Help Insulate You From A...
If you’re worried about the reliability of the Texas electrical grid – and you should be – now might be the right time to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hungarian Autocrat Viktor Orbán Speaks At CPAC
Viktor Orbán, the pro-Putin, far-right Hungarian prime minister who last week denounced “race mixing,” spoke Thursday at the Republican CPAC conference in Dallas. He...
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...
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...
Texas Republicans Assault On Personal Liberty Puts State In National Spotlight
In 2011, a Houston filmmaker and photographer named Gary Watson released a six-issue comic called After Twilight that portrayed Texas as a theocratic secessionist...
