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...

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...

Analysis: What Unites All The Dallas People Arrested for Jan. 6

Kevin Krause at The Dallas Morning News published an exhaustive list of the 35 North Texans who have been arrested, tried, and/or convicted for...

Republicans Turning Their Backs on Business in Favor of Culture Wars

In the grand kickball game of American two-party politics, it’s widely understood that Republicans picked big business as part of their team. However, the...

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...

Is GLO Commissioner George P. Bush Determined to Stiff the City of Houston over...

The feud between Houston-area government officials and the Texas General Land Office continued this week following months of acrimony.  On Wednesday, Mayor Sylvester Turner and...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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