A new bombshell report by The Daily Beast has found that Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Houston) purchased hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock during the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. Crenshaw purchased stock from Amazon, Southwest, Boeing, and...
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Bill filed to allow Texas counties to legalize pot
On Monday, state Rep. Jessica González (D-Dallas) filed a bill that would allow counties and municipalities in Texas to legalize recreational marijuana via ordinance. Taxes imposed on the legalized pot products would go to regulation, testing, quality...
Texas bill seeks second chance for juvenile offenders
The Texas House Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee reviewed a bill on Monday that would show more leniency for Texans who were convicted as minors and are applying for parole. The bill, authored by El Paso Democrat state Rep. Joe Moody, would make parole...
Are Texas Republicans scared of a little direct democracy?
Session after session, Texas Republicans have confidently shot down bills they have deemed unworthy of being called Texan or Texas law. “Wrong for Texas” — one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s favorite phrases to deploy when something generally good is being discussed —...
House passes George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Democrats in the U.S. House voted to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act on Wednesday. The legislation includes reform for qualified immunity, a ban on chokeholds and no-knock warrants, a grant program for state attorney generals to investigate police...
Lawmakers urge Texans to continue masking up despite Abbott’s orders
Health experts, elected officials, and Democrats in Texas are concerned that Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order lifting the statewide mask mandate and fully opening businesses will set the state back in the fight against COVID-19. “If you’re interested in knowing what...
Texas Dems announce candidate training program
Texas Democrats and the National Democratic Training Committee announced Tuesday the arrival of a new candidate training program. The four-week training program will teach candidates about campaign finance, messaging, and managing grassroots support in preparation for...
Joe Biden visits Houston as snowstorm recovery continues
President Joe Biden visited Houston with First Lady Jill Biden on Friday to meet with officials and aid workers following last week's devastating snowstorm. During his visit, Biden stopped by the Houston Food Bank and traveled to the Harris County Emergency Operations...
Orlando isn’t as nice as Cancún, Cruz tells CPAC crowd
"I gotta say, Orlando is awesome. It's not as nice as Cancún. But it's nice,” Sen. Ted Cruz told a crowd of attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday. Cruz’s opening remarks were referring to his flight to Cancún to escape last week’s...
Texas Legislature kicks off hearings over grid failure
Lawmakers in the Texas Legislature held joint hearings in the state Senate and House on Thursday to get to the bottom of what happened during last week’s snowstorm and subsequent blackout. Among the first to testify to members of the House were NRG Energy CEO...