UPDATE: Promising $1B Texas Rent Relief Program Has Only Made 3 Payments
Update April 9th, 2021
Despite over 170,000 Texans applying for rental assistance, only 612 have been paid out. The contractor, Horne LLP, received a contract...
Who’s Challenging Ken Paxton for Texas AG?
When President Trump was elected in 2016, many wondered if the former reality TV star had the background necessary to be the nation's commander...
Push to Make Texas “Second Amendment Sanctuary” State Continues Amid Mass Shootings
Governor Greg Abbott has recommitted himself to having as little gun control in Texas as possible even as the nation is rocked by two...
Texas Has Been Selling Your Personal Data For $90M a Year
The Texas government has been selling people’s personal information for years now, with the Secretary of State’s office sharing information based on voter registration...
New Video Shows Texit Champion Kyle Biedermann on Steps of Capitol During the Insurrection
Texas State Representative Kyle Biedermann (R-Fredericksburg) had previously confirmed he was in D.C. during the capitol riots. What he didn’t say was that he...
Good Bill Hunting: Talarico’s Effort to Increase Teacher Pay
Good Bill Hunting is a weekly series during the legislative session where RA News will look at a bill or piece of legislation that...
GOP Chair Says Chip Roy Lynching Remarks “Dumb”, Abbott and Patrick Silent
GOP Chair Allen West condemned U.S. Rep. Chip Roy's remarks he made during a congressional hearing Thursday where he referenced "old sayings in Texas...you...
Slumlord Millionaire, Gary Gates Files Bill to Avoid Bringing Apartments up to Code
Rep. Gary Gates (R-Fort Bend) has filed HB 1877, a bill that protects residential building owners from having to bring their vacant buildings up...
The American Rescue Plan Sweetens the Deal on Medicaid Expansion in Texas
While much has been written about the direct cash assistance in President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, The American Rescue Plan Act also includes...
Understanding the Texas Railroad Commission’s Role in State Power
It’s a poorly understood fact that when it comes to oil and gas in the state of Texas, it’s the Railroad Commission that has...
