After House Republicans tackle big challenges in session, they face another one: Saving themselves
When Hillary Clinton came to Houston last month for a local party fundraiser, she spoke forcefully about the opportunities that await Texas Democrats in...
Instead of Listening to Texans, Gov. Greg Abbott Knocks Out Another Category of Weapons
Following last session’s elimination of the “illegal knives” category, including Bowie knives and daggers, Texas once again jumps the gun on passing up smarter...
86th #TxLege Report Card: Sexual Assault
Texas legislators are commending themselves for passing a few long-overdue bills concerning sexual assault, but progress on sexual harassment and women’s safety proved deplorable...
Texas Voters Need to Know Which Legislators Working For Them – We’ll Tell You...
Now that the 86th Texas Legislature has come to a close for the next two years, it’s time for a roll call- find out...
Texas Law Raising Smoking Age to 21, Exempting Active Military, May be Difficult to...
Active U.S. military members are exempt from Texas’ new law that prohibits adults under the age of 21 from purchasing cigarettes.
But the new...
Analysis: Texas conservatives, in search of a new nemesis
When longtime U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy died in 2009, an irreverent Texas political consultant predicted the people who raise money for the two major...
86th #Txlege Report Card: Minimum Wage
Proposed minimum wage increases received minimal effort in Texas’ 86th Legislative Session.
For more than a decade, the Texas minimum wage hasn’t budged from the...
Abbott vetoes popular domestic violence bill because of an unrelated provision about radioactive waste...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday vetoed a widely supported bill to protect domestic violence survivors, calling it a “laudable effort” that lost his support when “someone...
Here's What Texas Legislators Accomplished in 2019
Texas lawmakers ended the 2019 legislative session in a self-congratulatory mood for passing a $251 Billion budget that temporarily lowered property taxes, revamped the...
86th #txlege Report Card: Ethics
Ethics: F
Ethics reform legislation in this year's session of the Texas Legislature was an exercise in window dressing. Even though lawmakers curbed some of...
