Democratic lawmakers and the watchdog group Public Citizen gathered in Austin on Tuesday to push for limits on state-level campaign contributions and modernize the Texas Ethics Commission. It’s a renewed push to curb the influence of dark money on Texas politics...
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Cruz, Cornyn Vote Against Major Climate and Health Care Bill
On Sunday, Texas’ two U.S. Senators voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, a major Democratic bill with key focuses on climate change, tax reform and healthcare. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz voted against the bill along party lines with their Republican...
Federal Money Funds a Deadly Police State at the Texas Border
Civil rights groups in Texas have filed yet another complaint with the Justice Department against Operation Lone Star, an anti-migrant program kicked off by Gov. Greg Abbott more than one year ago. The operation has seen the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas...
Texas’ Total Abortion Ban Begins Aug. 25
The Supreme Court issued its final judgment on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on Tuesday, the last procedural step to finalize the overturning of Roe v. Wade. In Texas, the state’s trigger law HB 1280 is set to take effect at the end of next month,...
Environmentalists, Harris County Attorney Urge Ken Paxton to Actually Sue Polluters
Environmentalist groups and their allies held a press conference in Austin on Tuesday to pressure Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton into litigating polluters. Luke Metzger, executive director of the nonprofit Environment Texas, accused Paxton of stalling several...
Organizers Push El Paso for Climate Charter
On Monday, organizers with Ground Game Texas and Sunrise Movement El Paso announced they had secured enough signatures to launch a ballot initiative for a climate charter in the city of El Paso. The ballot initiative would see the creation of a city-wide climate...
Justice Department Launches Environmental Justice Investigation in Houston
On Friday, the U.S. Justice Department announced it opened an environmental justice investigation into the City of Houston’s operations relating to illegal dumping. The Civil Rights Division of the department will investigate whether the city discriminated against...
Rep. Sylvia Garcia Introduces Paid Rest Break Bill for Construction Workers
On Wednesday, Houston Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia introduced a bill requiring employers to offer a paid rest break for construction workers. The legislation would guarantee construction workers at least one 15-minute paid rest break every four hours of work,...
Beto O’Rourke Launches 49-Day Texas Tour
On Tuesday, gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke kicked off a 49-day tour of Texas. Speaking to a crowd in his hometown of El Paso where the tour set off, O’Rourke blasted Gov. Greg Abbott for prohibiting abortion in the state, failing to stop mass shootings, and...
Sheila Jackson Lee Joins Democrats Calling To Expand Supreme Court
Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee joined several House Democrats on Monday calling to expand the Supreme Court through legislation. “This is not court-packing. This is a constitutional privilege that we have because there’s no debate that under...