Democratic Texas House Candidates Pitch State Affordable Health Care Plan
In these waning days of the 2020 campaign season, Democratic candidates in battleground Texas House races are upping the ante against their GOP opponents...
Coastal Conundrum — Who Would Benefit From Restricting Access To Texas Beaches?
State Senator Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston has proposed ending the public’s right to enjoy the state’s Gulf Coast beaches, and many current and former members...
Legislature Gives Abbott Free Reign Over Federal Education Money
House and Senate negotiators on the biennial budget came to a consensus and released their compromise version of the bill on Wednesday. Some of...
Horse Trading For School Vouchers Already Starting
Highly placed sources at the Texas capitol have informed RA News that Senate leadership is considering a generous teacher pay raise in exchange for...
Chinese Consulate Closure Will Have Big Impact, None of it Good
It may not happen right away, but there will be an impact from the White House decision to order the Chinese Consulate in Houston...
Tony Buzbee’s Wild Journey: Controversial Campaigns To Impeachment Drama
Tony Buzbee, the extraordinarily eccentric, prominent Houston defense attorney, who is no stranger to the spotlight, announced he has been retained to lead the...
Overlooked Provision Of SB 1 Requires Election Equipment That Doesn’t Exist, At A Cost...
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.
When state lawmakers passed a sweeping and controversial...
Governor Abbott Announces Plan to Reopen Texas
With the statement that the worst of COVID-19 may soon be behind us, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott today issued a series of executive orders...
Thousands of House Bills Officially Died Today. Here’s Why.
Thousands of bills introduced in the Texas House officially died today, marking the beginning of the end...
Texas House and Senate Gridlocked on Grid Bills
Voters are demanding change to the state’s electrical grid after the catastrophic failures during Winter Storm Uri, and lawmakers are promising change. Unfortunately, it...
