The House Committee on Constitutional Rights & Remedies voted Wednesday evening to advance House Bill 25, legislation that would ban trans youth from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. If passed, a student’s official birth certificate...
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Taxing the wealthy is more popular than Rep. Henry Cuellar, poll finds
President Biden’s $350 billion annual domestic spending plan is popular. In South Texas, it’s more popular than Henry Cuellar, one of nine conservative Democrats who have threatened to torpedo the legislation in the House. That’s according to a recent survey of 500...
Princeton scientists give Texas an ‘F’ for proposed district maps
Texas has received yet another failing grade, this time from Princeton University's Gerrymandering Project, a group of researchers that employ math as a watchdog against unfair district maps. Led by neuroscience professor and elections statistician Sam Wang, the...
Working Families Party endorses Jessica Cisneros
The left-leaning political organization Working Families Party announced Thursday it would be once again endorsing Jessica Cisneros for Congress. Working Families Party endorsed Cisneros in 2020 when she came within four percentage points of unseating conservative...
Environmental group airs ads urging Texas lawmakers to go big on climate change
Environmental Defense Action Fund, the campaign arm of the Environmental Defense Fund, announced Tuesday that it would launch a $500,000 ad campaign pressuring conservative and moderate Democrats to go big on fighting climate change. The digital and tv ads will...
Royce Brooks talks Annie’s List and 2022
The Signal recently caught up with Royce Brooks, the executive director of Annie's List, an organization that recruits, trains and helps elect progressive women to office. Brooks spoke about the 2022 midterms, women in Texas, as well as the ongoing work at...
Five takeaways from Texas GOP’s congressional maps
Texas lawmakers on Monday released their first proposed draft of the state’s new congressional maps. Here’s a quick look at all the major changes around the state. Austin and Houston get new congressional districts The state’s capital and its largest city will...
Why Trump wants a bill to audit Texas elections
Donald Trump recently penned a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott calling on him to audit the results of the 2020 election. The governor quickly obeyed and is now auditing the results in four major counties. But the former president (or whoever was plainly ghostwriting...
Texas Senate passes anti-trans sports bill
The Texas Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would ban trans youth from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. The Republican-led Senate voted 19-12 in favor of passing the legislation. This is the fourth time the proposed law has come...
Will Democrats have to stomach a former Bush strategist?
Matthew Dowd has been teasing at a run for statewide office in Texas, particularly a bid against Lt. Governor Dan Patrick. The former George W. Bush strategist turned political pundit shares a similar journey to a number of other conservatives who have switched sides...