Good Bill Hunting: Zaffirini Workplace Protection Bill Passes Senate 29-1, Springer Lone Nay Vote
State Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo) has authored a bill that would allow employees working at companies with fewer than 15 employees to be able...
Expanding Healthcare in Texas: What’s on the Table, and Who’s Signed On?
One of Texas’ most heated debates has been its refusal to participate in the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Now, it looks...
Texas Can Use Federal Stimulus Funds to Expand Broadband
As Texas public school leaders work through a variety of issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic, one issue that seems to impact almost all...
Guidance for Visiting Loved Ones at Texas Retirement Homes
No more placing hands against nursing home facility windows, and no more holding up notes to a loved one that says “I miss you.” ...
Ken Paxton’s Office Withholding Emails Around Trump Rally in D.C.
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office is refusing to release Paxton’s correspondence while he visited Washington, D.C. for the pro-Trump rally, the event that preceded...
Cain Prematurely Ends HB 6 Hearing, Blocks Collier From Asking Questions
This is a developing story
The Texas House Committee on Elections was scheduled to hear public testimony on HB 6, a sweeping voter suppression bill...
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...
