Like countless cities across the country and around the world, Austin rallied to host weeks of marches protesting police brutality in the summer of 2020. Easily the most impressive show of support for the Black Lives Matter movement, the demonstrations shined a light...
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Five must-hear exchanges from Matthew McConaughey’s New York Times interview
Matthew McConaughey is a lot of things to a lot of people — especially himself. A self-proclaimed “statesman-philosopher, folk-singing poet,” the actor-turned-phantom-gubernatorial-candidate has, for months, dangled a potential political run in front of Texans. For...
These eight comically shaped districts prove that Republican gerrymandering is out of control
Gerrymandering is a hell of a drug, y’all. Earlier this week, the Texas Legislature released its first proposed draft of the state’s new congressional maps — and, needless to say, the Republican-dominated body wasn’t shy about its intentions. In an effort to dilute...
Texans won’t forget Abbott’s extremism next fall
The town square in Athens, Texas, is similar to countless others like it across the state. At its center towers the Henderson County Courthouse, a historic three-story red brick Classical Revival-style building with large white columns at its entrance. The surrounding...
TxDOT is accepting feedback about its I-35 expansion plan until Sept. 24. Here’s how you can weigh in.
Last week, the Texas Signal ran a deep dive into the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) campaign to expand I-35 in Austin. Dubbed the I-35 Capital Express Central project, the $5 billion plan has come under intense scrutiny by local lawmakers and community...
What President Biden’s employer vaccine order means for Texans
Last Thursday, President Joe Biden made his most aggressive move to date to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking from the White House, the president unveiled new, sweeping coronavirus vaccine mandates that will impact millions of Americans and, hopefully, spur a...
“No wider, no higher”: Inside Austin’s red-hot fight over I-35 expansion
In May 2019, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) unveiled a $7.5 billion plan to expand the abhorred stretch of I-35 that snakes through the center of Austin. Dubbed the Capital Express Project, the proposal’s potential changes were drastic: In addition to...
More than 600 new Texas laws take effect tomorrow. These are the most important ones to know.
The Texas Legislature may be back for its second special session, but hundreds of new Texas laws — 666, to be exact — will go into effect tomorrow. Many of the new statutes focus on somewhat frivolous topics, like allowing beer and wine sales on Sundays. However, the...
Sociologist James Loewen’s shadow looms over Republican efforts to warp history
America lost an icon last Thursday when James Loewen, 79, succumbed to bladder cancer in a Bethesda, Maryland, hospital. An acclaimed educator, sociologist, and racial justice advocate, Loewen made his name as a leading voice in the fight to dispel white supremacist...
“They betrayed our cause”: Ana-Maria Ramos dishes on Democrat defections
Ana-Maria Ramos was speechless. It was last Monday, August 9, and the Texas State Representative (D-102) was in a meeting with several House Democrats in Washington, D.C., when the news broke: Four of their peers had, without warning, abandoned their posts and...