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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Milton is the Climate Change Bill Coming Due
As Hurricane Milton buries the needle on our current hurricane severity scale, no exchange on the internet better sums up the way we got...
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...
