House Bill 6, one of two leading voter suppression bills being pushed by Texas Republicans, made its way out of committee Thursday morning. It follows 21 hours of testimony by critics in opposition to the legislation, as well as a vocal campaign by Texas-based...
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House Speaker Phelan lays out healthcare priorities — without Medicaid expansion
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) held a press conference Wednesday with fellow House members highlighting a bundle of bipartisan legislative proposals that make up a priority healthcare package dubbed, “Healthy Families, Healthy Texas.” The...
Hispanic Caucus joins race to flip GOP district in Texas special election
BOLD PAC, the campaign arm of the 38-member Congressional Hispanic Caucus, announced Wednesday their endorsement of Jana Lynne Sanchez, a Democratic candidate running to replace the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright in Texas’ 6th congressional district. The Congressional...
Marijuana bills are scheduled for a big week in the Texas House
In the first major movement this session for marijuana legislation, Texas state House lawmakers are holding public hearings this week for a dozen marijuana-related bills. The Public Health Committee is hearing a bill for medical cannabis research on Wednesday and the...
Why are Texas Republicans obsessed with poll watchers?
On Thursday, the Texas House Elections Committee held its second hearing over House Bill 6, one of two “election integrity” bills being prioritized by Texas Republicans this session. If passed, HB 6 would prohibit election officials from distributing mail ballot...
Texas Senate passes restrictive voting bill
Early Thursday, the Texas Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 7, one of the two most restrictive voting rights bills prioritized by Republicans this session. The bill passed in an 18-13 vote after several hours of debate. The vote was held along party lines, with all...
Shape-shifting GOP candidate continues Texas tradition of pretending to be cowboy
It took less than five months for Dan Rodimer, a former professional wrestler and failed Republican candidate in Nevada, to reinvent himself from a soft-spoken Lacoste polo-wearing family man to a “Texas tough” bull-riding cowboy. The spectacular transformation can...
Shape-shifting GOP candidate continues Texas tradition of pretending to be cowboy
It took less than five months for Dan Rodimer, a former professional wrestler and failed Republican candidate in Nevada, to reinvent himself from a soft-spoken Lacoste polo-wearing family man to a “Texas tough” bull-riding cowboy. The spectacular transformation can...
Texas still lags far behind other states in vaccine doses administered
Starting Monday, all Texans ages 16 and older will be eligible to sign up to receive COVID-19 vaccines. That’s obviously good news, but the state still has work to do when it comes to administering dosages allocated by the federal government. Texas currently...
How far are Texas Republicans willing to go?
A public hearing over House Bill 6, one of the most suppressive election-related bills this session, ended abruptly Thursday after Elections Committee Chair and bill author Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) screwed up a procedural rule. Cain called a recess without...