Lt. Gov. Patrick Calls for Power Grid Reform on Special Session Call
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick called in Tuesday’s Dallas Morning News that Gov. Greg Abbott should include legislation to address the state's increasingly unstable...
Texas Republicans Play Blame Game Over Failure of Voter Rights Restriction Bill
The dramatic failure of Senate Bill 7, which would have been one of the largest rollbacks of voter rights in America, has left Texas’...
Republicans, Repricing, and Resignations, Oh My!
Arthur D'Andrea, who, prior to Tuesday night was the last remaining commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, has resigned.
Gov. Abbott announced...
Texas Lawmakers Take First Step To Restoring Felony Penalty For Illegal Voting
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.
A bill that would reestablish illegal voting as...
Legal Implications of Businesses Reopening Rests on Texans’ Choices
Businesses are slowly reopening, and as they do, Texans are wondering who is protected if someone gets sick?
In a virtual town hall held Friday,...
Texans to Receive Additional SNAP Benefits for October
Nearly a million Texas households that rely on SNAP benefits to feed their families will receive additional benefits on their Lone Star Card by...
Trump’s Facebook Ban Holds, Texas’ Deplatform Bill Stays Strong
Facebook’s Oversight Board announced today that the company’s ban on Donald Trump’s account following the violence and riots in the nation’s Capitol was justified,...
Abbott’s Voucher Texts Flood GOP House Districts, Phelan Says He’s Undecided
Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign is blanketing Republican primary voters across Texas with text messages urging them to pressure their state representatives into supporting school...
Texas Senate Committee on Redistricting Meets This Week
The Legislature's redistricting process formally resumes this week with the first set of virtual hearings each day with a regional focus.
Monday, January 25,...
These Texas Politicians Are Helping Sex Traffickers
Sex trafficking is rampant in Texas. So why are these politicians voting against legislation that protects victims?
