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...
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’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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
America — Home to the Most Robust Democracy, or Simply the Most All-Consuming One?
This election season, millions of bleary-eyed voters, motivated by various combinations of hope, fear, and outrage, stood in voting lines after being bombarded by...
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...
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...
