Texas Attorney General Wants Power to Investigate Police Misconduct
In a recent op-ed, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the Texas Legislature to give him the power to investigate and, where appropriate, prosecute...
Empower Texans Staff Make Fun of Gov. Abbott for Being in a Wheelchair
In a podcast full of F-bombs and other expletives, Empower Texans General Counsel Tony MacDonald and staffer Cary Chesire are caught mocking Gov. Greg...
Supreme Court DACA Ruling Does Not End Fight in Texas
Reaction in Texas to Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program appears...
Conservative Firebrand Steve Hotze Sues Gov. Abbott Over COVID-19 Policies
Democratic mayors and county judges are not happy with Gov. Greg Abbott and his push to reopen Texas, and now he’s also getting punched...
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...
Years After a Judge Ordered Fixes, Texas’ Child Welfare System Continues to Expose Children...
On an April morning just two months shy of his fourth birthday, A.B., a toddler, was found unresponsive on the floor of his foster...
Closing ‘Dead Suspect Loophole’ Would Prevent Police From Keeping Evidence Secret
State Rep. Joe Moody (D-El Paso) is planning to try again to close the “dead suspect loophole” that allows Texas police agencies to keep...
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling a Big Win for Texas LGBT Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, known as Title VII, protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from...
State Lawmaker Urges United Front On the Issue of Police Reform
State Rep. Garnet Coleman (D-Houston) is encouraging Texas cities to put in place as many police reforms as possible right now. Coleman, who sponsored...
Supreme Court DACA Decision Will Affect Lives, Livelihoods
Since the state’s staggered reopening, every day means more Texans are going back to work. If they’re an essential worker on the frontlines, they...
