Texas’ six-week abortion ban will remain in effect after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed abortion providers to sue the state in federal court, but refused to provide relief against the law while the litigiation makes its way through court. The Supreme Court’s ruling...
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Ben Chou wants to unseat one of the last Republicans in Harris County
Houstonians may not be familiar with Ben Chou, a Democratic candidate running for Harris County Commissioners Court, but plenty are familiar with his work. Gov. Greg Abbott and many of Texas’ top Republicans are familiar with it too; they made it illegal this past...
DOJ files second lawsuit against Texas for violating Voting Rights Act
U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced Monday the Department of Justice was suing Texas for violating Section 2 Of The Voting Rights Act. Section 2 requires that all election-related practices and procedures, including the drawing of district lines, are...
Power grid jitters brings public infighting among top Republicans
Two of Texas’ top Republicans are airing out their dirty laundry in print. In a Texas Tribune report breaking down how the power grid failure will play an important role for candidates in 2022, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan take pot...
Abbott lags far behind everyone on marijuana policy
After six years on the job, Gov. Greg Abbott has little to show for when it comes to marijuana policy. Unsurprisingly, the incumbent governor is oceans apart on the issue compared to his Democratic opponent Beto O’Rourke, who authored a book about legalizing weed back...
Donna Imam announces run against Rep. Lloyd Doggett
Donna Imam, a computer engineer who ran for Congress in 2020, announced Monday she was running for Congress in Texas’ 37th congressional district. TX-37 is one of two new congressional seats afforded to Texas following redistricting. It is also the same seat...
Matthew McConaughey says he’s not running for governor
Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey revealed Sunday he won’t be jumping into the race for Texas governor. He said so in a three-minute Twitter video that was so incredibly vapid, it may have been written by a sentient fortune cookie. “It’s a humbling and...
State Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches run for Congress
State Rep. Jasmine Crockett officially announced Wednesday she is running for Congress in Texas's 30th district, the Dallas seat occupied by retiring Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. Johnson, a nearly three-decade incumbent of the district, endorsed Crockett on...
ERCOT report shows failing power grid isn’t just a talking point
More and more Democratic candidates are kicking off their campaigns with Winter Storm Uri and Texas’ rickety power grid as the focus of their messaging. Just in time to back up those arguments, a new analysis by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas...
House Democrats tout passage of Build Back Better Act
After a more than eight-hour speech by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy attempting to derail Biden’s Build Back Better Act, House Democrats finally passed the massive social spending bill Friday morning. Congressional Texas Democrats are touting the passage...