Five Things Texas Politicians Probably Wish They Hadn’t Said (Or Tweeted) in 2019
Some Texas public officials have a foot-in-mouth problem, and this year provided plenty of examples.
One Texan Voted Against the Anti-Lynching Bill. He’s Been Controversial for Years.
U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert is known for a long list of selective outrage and displays of anger. The East Texas Republican is adding to...
COVID-19, Lack of Funding to Blame for Census Response Lag in Texas
April 1 was census day in the United States. This is the day which determines who is counted in the 2020 census and where...
Rent Assistance Programs in Texas’ Largest Cities are Running Dry, but Advocates Say Statewide...
The public health and economic crises wrought by the coronavirus have upended the financial lives of more than 1.5 million Texans, leaving an unknown...
Gov. Abbott Announces Phase III of State’s Reopening Plan
Gov. Greg Abbott has announced the next round of openings in his plan to relax pandemic restrictions and reopen the Texas economy. The new...
Conservative Firebrand Steve Hotze Sues Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Again
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo isn’t the only local elected official to obligate businesses to require their customers and staff to wear masks, but...
Texas Increasing Rapid COVID-19 Testing, But Will Not Report Those Results
Although there were no details provided about numbers or a timeline, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that the state will be ramping up its...
Long Waits at the Border Hurting Texas Economy
When non-essential traffic across the Texas-Mexico border started to increase over the summer, Customs and Border Patrol began artificially inflating the wait times to...
Texas Unemployment Claims Top 3.6M; More Federal Dollars in Use
Another 41,656 Texans hit the unemployment line last week, an 11% drop from the week before. Since the start of the pandemic in March,...
Texas National Guard Troops Being Dispatched to Cities Before Election
Multiple media outlets were reporting Monday evening that as many as 1,000 Texas National Guard troops are being dispatched to Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth,...
