Is There a Place for Mass Transit in Truck-Loving Texas?
W.F. Strong, a professor in the department of communication at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley-Brownsville, told a story about a British couple...
Analysis: Welcome to Hell Week for the Texas Legislature
Here at the beginning of a week in which most bills in the Texas Legislature will die, the big priorities set out at the...
Gov. Abbott’s Billionaire Buddies, not Average Texans, to Determine Ways to ‘Reopen’ Texas
Thirty-nine, mostly white, male, super rich and politically connected Texans will be in charge of the process of reopening the Texas economy.
The Governor’s Strike...
Sex Assault Victims May Face Tougher Time Proving #MeToo Claims at Texas Universities
A new federal mandate will force Texas colleges and universities to change the way they handle sexual harassment and assault claims.
The new standards announced...
County Judges and Mayors Appeal to Gov. Abbott for Local Control on Face Masks
In San Antonio, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff has identified the secret sauce to bypassing Gov. Greg Abbott and imposing a local mandatory face...
The Kinds of Jobs Available in Texas Now
The Texas Workforce Commission keeps reporting high unemployment numbers each week. But 650,000 jobs are listed. Let’s take a look at what is available...
Laura Expected to be Fast-Moving Hurricane With High Winds
With Laura expected to make landfall as a possible Category 3 Hurricane in southeast Texas sometime late Wednesday or early Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott...
Texans react to Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee
Texans’ reactions and predictions about President Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court are breaking along predictable partisan lines.
“Her proven...
Both the Right and the Left Are Unhappy With Abbott
Greg Abbott has always faced criticism. It goes with the job of being a politician and governor. But since he began issuing orders in...
Paxton Loses Case Targeting Travis County Vote Counting
The Texas Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a dispute between Travis County and poll watchers. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged that...
