America’s Biggest Education Experiment Is Happening In Houston. Could It Change U.S. Schools?
Todo cambió. Everything changed.
That’s how Arturo Monsiváis described life this year for his fifth-grade son, who attends Houston ISD’s Raul Martinez Elementary School. Teachers...
Kinky Friedman, Provocative Satirist And One-time Gubernatorial Candidate, Dies At 79
Richard “Kinky” Friedman — the provocative and flamboyant Texas satirist who mounted a spirited campaign for governor in 2006 — has died. He was...
Are Elon Musk And Trump Plotting To Takeover Washington?
Elon Musk and Former President Donald Trump are in talks to make a powerful duo in Washington. Rumor has it that Musk and Trump...
Rep. Shelby Slawson Launches Campaign To Replace Dade Phelan as House Speaker
Rep. Shelby Slawson, R-Stephenville, announced that she would run for leadership of the Texas House of Representatives to replace Dade Phelan as Speaker.
She announced...
Rep. Cuellar Entangled In Scandalous Ethics Probe, Denies Any Wrongdoing
The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday that it has opened an investigation into U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, who was indicted over corruption allegations.
The committee...
Proposed Texas GOP Platform Calls for the Bible in Schools, Electoral Changes That Would...
The platform was voted on Saturday, with tallies expected next week. Other planks call abortion homicide and gender-transition care “child abuse.”
Republican Party of Texas...
Texas’ Republican Old Guard Mobilizes To Protect Dade Phelan From The Far Right
In mid-April, some of Texas’ most prolific Republican donors convened at the palatial and secluded mansion of Dallas pipeline mogul Kelcy Warren.
The RSVP list...
Gov. Greg Abbott Pardons Daniel Perry, Veteran Who Killed Police Brutality Protester In 2020
More than a year after a Travis County jury convicted Daniel Perry of murdering a protester in Austin, Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned the former...
Houston ISD Superintendent Accused Of Funneling Tax Dollars Out Of State
A state lawmaker and Houston teachers are calling for Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles to be investigated after a Spectrum News report...
Former Far-Right Hard-Liner Says Pro-Voucher Billionaires Are Using School Board Races To Sow Distrust...
When Courtney Gore ran for a seat on her local school board in 2021, she warned about a movement to indoctrinate children with “leftist”...
