With Grid Reform Not on the Agenda, Abbott Rakes in Energy Dollars
The most glaring omission from Governor Greg Abbott’s special legislative session agenda is any kind of electrical grid reform. Some are questioning whether the...
The Texas Senate Is Still At Work on Abbott’s Agenda, Even If It Goes...
One of the biggest political stories in the country right now is the defection of the Texas Democrats in the House and the Senate...
Hardworking Republicans? GOP Representatives Caught Playing in Capitol
In the midst of one of the most thrilling special legislative sessions of recent years, Rep. Briscoe Cain was caught playing with card boxes...
Facebook Community Lashes at Gov. Abbott for Defending Voter Restriction Bill
Gov. Greg Abbott's recent Facebook post, in which he shared a Houston Chronicle opinion piece on the bill that was reintroduced during a special...
Texas Republicans Play Hardball With Absent Democrats
The biggest story in voting rights in the country right now is the absent Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives. After having...
Texas Senate Passes Voter Rights Restriction Bill
Though the ultimate fate of the massive voter rights and access restriction bill is in doubt with Democratic members of the Texas House holed...
Who Profits from the Critical Race Theory Bill?
Texas Special Session has very marked priorities this year, with one of them being the critical race theory bill. While the subject has gained...
Texans Need Three Full-Time Minimum Wage Jobs to Afford a Two-Bedroom House
The latest report on how much it costs to live in modest, affordable housing in the United States has come out from the National...
Did Your Texas Legislator Break Quorum?
This week was another flashpoint in the debate on voting rights in Texas with enough Democrat state legislators leaving the state Capitol, most of...
The Return of “Quitmire”: Democratic Sen. John Whitmire Again Helps GOP Meet Quorum in...
On Tuesday, the Texas Senate passed its version of a Republican voter suppression bill to limit voting rights in Texas. The Senate passed the...
