Cuellar Forced Into Runoff
Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas’ 28th Congressional District was forced into a runoff Tuesday with his 2020 primary challenger Jessica Cisneros. Cisneros, a 28-year-old...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
2021 Elections a Chilling Harbinger for Democrats
The national media has been taking the Democratic Party to task this week after Republican Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia gubernatorial election and heavily-favored...
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...
Abbott Tries to Hide Voucher Defeat With Trump Appearance on the Border
Stinging from a remarkable rebuke from his own party, Governor Greg Abbott tried to save face by hanging out with former President Donald Trump...
