A Travis County District Court judge ruled in favor of a temporary restraining order on Sunday to prevent Gov. Greg Abbott from arresting State House Democrats who broke quorum and fled to Washington D.C. last month and have repeatedly received threats of arrest from...
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‘The fight continues’: Texas Democrats speak to end of special session
Texas House Democrats Held a press conference on Friday, the last day of the special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott last month. Standing with the caucus outside the Capitol building in Washington D.C., House Democratic Chair Chris Turner said the party took bold...
ACLU sues Gov. Greg Abbott over ‘unconstitutional’ executive order
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the ACLU announced Thursday they were suing Gov. Greg Abbott for an executive order he issued last week. Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, the executive order prohibits the transportation of migrants and allows Texas...
Gov. Greg Abbott announces second special session
On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced he would call a second special session set to begin on August 7, Saturday. The second special session is set to begin one day after the conclusion of the first, which was derailed when Texas Democrats broke quorum last month...
Jessica Cisneros files for a second congressional run
South Texas immigrant rights attorney Jessica Cisneros is running for Congress in 2022, Federal Election Commission filings show. Cisneros made headlines during the 2020 election cycle after mounting an insurgent campaign against Henry Cuellar, one of the most...
Biden, Veronica Escobar speak on two-year anniversary of El Paso shooting
President Joe Biden and Texas lawmakers are among those honoring the memories of the 23 victims lost in the 2019 mass shooting in El Paso. “To the families of the 23 souls lost on this day two years ago in El Paso, Jill and I send you our love,” Biden wrote in...
More than 100 state legislators gather in Washington for voting rights
Members of Congress and more than 100 state legislators from across the country will be rallying in Washington D.C. on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to delay the August recess and pass federal voting rights legislation. The legislators hail from more than 30 states,...
How Harris County’s top lawyer keeps polluters in check
In July alone, the Houston area suffered at least three chemical disasters. Most recently, a deadly leak at a LyondellBasell chemical plant in La Porte released 100,000 pounds of acetic acid, killing two workers and sending thirty people to the hospital. Less...
Time is running out to fund Texas’ legislative branch
More than 2,000 employees working for Texas’ legislative branch could find themselves with no source of income on Sept. 1, the start of the 2022 fiscal year in Texas. The self-inflicted budget crisis began in June when Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed $410 million in funding...
Texas House Democrats to testify before Congress over voter suppression
Texas House Democrats breaking in quorum in Washington D.C. recently announced that they will be testifying before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in a Thursday hearing. The hearing will focus on the assault on voting rights in Texas...