How Much Is The Special Session Costing Texans?
$40,222
*this is an approximate value that doesn't include overhead expenses.
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Responding to a request from California, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday announced that he will deploy Texas firefighters and first responders to help quell the wildfires raging around Los Angeles.
The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the state’s Texas A&M Forest Service will deploy more than 135 firefighters, medics and emergency response personnel to California as part of...
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Abbott Orders Texas Firefighters to CA
Responding to a request from California, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday announced that he will deploy Texas firefighters and first...
AG Paxton Sues TikTok For Downplaying Mature Content
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday sued TikTok for downplaying the prevalence of mature content on the app and for...
Texas School Vouchers Face Uncertainty as Legislative Session Nears
Despite Governor Greg Abbott’s confidence that school choice will pass this year, some Texas Democrats, including Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair...
Texas Legislature
Wu Talks With RA: 2024, Chairmanship, Speaker’s Race, Bipartisanship
The Texas Legislature is preparing to enter its 89th session on Tuesday, and Houston Democratic Rep. Gene Wu, the new chair of the House Democratic Caucus, says that lawmakers have their work cut out...
Texas Lawmakers Seek Solutions To Protect Minors From Social Media Harms
Texas lawmakers are intensifying efforts to hold social media companies accountable for exposing minors to...
As Texas Porn Law Heads to Supreme Court, TN Judge Blocks Similar Measure
A federal judge last week temporarily blocked a Tennessee law that would have required pornographic...
Ken Paxton Throws Weight Behind Cook For House Speaker
At the Tarrant County Republican Party headquarters on January 6, Attorney General Ken Paxton framed...
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Elections
Republican Activist Alleges Conspiracy to Defend Against Conspiracy Theory-Related Suit
Republican activist Dr. Steven Hotze is attempting to halt the progression of a civil trial scheduled for February, alleging it is part of a politically-motivated conspiracy orchestrated by Democrats.
According to The Houston Chronicle, Hotze...
Why Did More Black And Latino Men Vote For Trump in 2024?
In this general election, more Latino and Black voters supported Donald Trump than in his...
What Does Texas’ Early Voting Data Reveal?
As we look back at Texas’ 2024 election season, early voting data offers critical insights...
Campaign Finance
Who Are The Big Donors Fueling Texas’ School Voucher Fight?
As Texas heads toward the upcoming elections, the political fight over school vouchers is heating...
Allred Outraises Cruz, Closes Polling Gap
The race for Texas Senate is rapidly becoming one of the closest in the nation....
Out-Of-State Billionaires Pour Millions Into Texas Politics: Who’s Funding the State’s Agenda?
This year, out-of-state billionaires and different groups are pouring millions in Texas politicians, hoping to...
Ted Cruz Campaign Took 43 Illegal Donations. Now It’ll Refund Them
Sen. Ted Cruz’s reelection campaign announced it took 43 illegal donations and it would return...
Can Gambling Donors Save Dade Phelan?
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is in the fight for his political life at the...
Education
Texas School Vouchers Face Uncertainty as Legislative Session Nears
Despite Governor Greg Abbott’s confidence that school choice will pass this year, some Texas Democrats, including Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu, argue that the issue remains far from resolved, and public school...
Ousted Republican Blames Abbott for School Budget Crunch
In an interview with the San Antonio Report, lame-duck Texas Representative Steve Allison (R-San Antonio)...
Texas Schools Struggle To Pay Back Federal Medicaid Funds
More than 500 Texas school districts are on the hook for $16 million in funds...
New School To Open In Uvalde, Symbolizing Resilience And Renewal
More than two years after the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School, the Uvalde community...
Healthcare
Gender-Affirming Care For Adolescents Extremely Rare, Says Harvard Study
Only 0.1 percent of American adolescents receive gender-affirming care, says a new study from Harvard.
The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and led by Dr. Landon D. Hughes...
Crockett Slams Texas For Ignoring Pregnancy Deaths After Abortion Ban
Texas announced it will not investigate pregnancy-related deaths for 2022 and 2023, skipping the years...
Federal Judge Keeps DACA Recipients From Receiving Health Coverage
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Daniel M. Traynor blocked a Biden Administration rule that would...
Texas Skips Key Years In Maternal Mortality Review Amid Criticism
Texas has announced that it will not investigate pregnancy-related deaths for 2022 and 2023, skipping...
Taxes
Opinions
Duty To Warn
Some of you may or may not recall, but I was a school counselor and private practice career counselor in my past life. I’ve had several lives since that time, but certain parts of...
Godot Is A No-Show
Waiting for the fish to biteOr waiting for wind to fly a kiteOr waiting around for Friday nightOr waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle JakeOr a pot to boil, or a Better BreakOr a string...
