State Rep. Wants Texas Restaurants Closed to In-Person Dining
State Rep. Garnet Coleman (D-Houston) is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to close restaurants to on-premise dining until the spike in COVID-19 cases and...
Abbott Threatens to Rein in Local Police Defunding Efforts
In a statement issued following Austin’s decision to reduce its police budget by $150 million, Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to intervene in local...
Cruz, Cornyn Hypocrites for Backing Ginsburg Replacement Before Year Ends
In a huge reversal of their 2016 positions, Texas Senators Ted Cruz (R-Houston) and John Cornyn (R-Houston) say they support moving forward with a...
In New Email, Senior Aides Say Ken Paxton Used Power Of His Office To...
Five senior officials in the Texas Attorney General’s Office accused their boss, Ken Paxton, on Wednesday of subverting his office to serve the financial...
Paxton Spreading Right-Wing Group’s Discredited Voter Fraud Accusations
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is using a newly released video from convicted criminal and ultraconservative James O’Keefe and his right-wing leaning Project Veritas...
Electoral College Votes in Joe Biden on the Heels of Supreme Court Dismissing Texas...
The Electoral College confirmed Joe Biden as winner of the 2020 presidential election, giving him an expected total of 306 votes to Trump’s 232....
Follow the Freshmen: Committee Assignments
RA News is tracking where the Freshmen landed this session and highlighting who made it on to the big ticket committees.
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Public Health
Rep. Jacey Jetton...
Abbott Caves to COVID. Lifts Mask Mandate, Says All Business Can Reopen
This is a developing story
In a press conference on Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced sweeping changes to Texas' COVID response policies, rolling back restrictions...
Is Texas Serious About Addressing Learning Loss?
Of the many problems for schools caused by the coronavirus pandemic, chief among them may be the loss of learning that students have experienced...
New Bill Would Tackle Statute of Limitations for Fertility Doctors Who Use Their Own...
Fraud and malpractice in fertility medicine is unfortunately a long-running and pervasive problem, particularly when it comes to doctors choosing to use their own...
