Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas, a rightwing Tea Party Republican well-known for not wearing a mask while lawmaking, has tested positive for COVID-19. Gohmert was scheduled to travel to Midland, Texas with President Trump on Air Force One, but a pre-flight test came up...
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Report finds coverage of Texas politics dominated by white, male sources
An analysis of news coverage during the 2020 Texas primary finds journalists overwhelmingly relied on white, male sources for their stories. The report by Progress Texas Institute found that in news coverage of the U.S. Senate primary in Texas, more than 71...
Texas Civil Rights Project halts extrajudicial expulsion of child asylum seekers
If there was any reason left to believe that the Trump administration’s immigration policy was centered on the rule of law, it was swiftly put down this week. The Texas Civil Rights Project announced Monday that their lawsuit successfully stopped the expulsion...
Trump is losing key states like Texas and Florida, new poll says
Former Vice President Joe Biden has an advantage in several swing states won by Donald Trump in 2016, new polling by Morning Consult finds. The results show Biden leading Trump in Texas by the survey’s margin of error, two percentage points. Texas...
Sarah Eckhardt wins bid for Austin-area Texas Senate seat
Former Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt has won her bid to replace former Democratic state Sen. Kirk Watson. The surprise development comes after Eckhardt’s opponent, state Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, announced he would be dropping out of the race to focus on securing a...
Video shows Texas civil rights lawyer attacked for trying to help asylum seekers
A lawyer with the Texas Civil Rights Project said he was injured on Thursday after security guards violently removed him from a hotel in McAllen where asylum seekers, including children, are being held without due process rights. Footage of the incident shows three...
Greg Abbott is lucky he’s not up for re-election
Gov. Greg Abbott is not on the ballot this year, but if he was, he would be facing his toughest election yet. A new poll shared by Axios on Friday shows Abbott's approval rating has sunk and his disapproval rating has skyrocketed while handling the COVID-19 pandemic....
Democratic candidates for Travis County judge pitch reform ideas for Austin area
Three Democrats vying for Travis County judge — the most powerful executive office in the county — gathered via Zoom on Wednesday evening to discuss their ideas in a virtual forum hosted by Blue Action Democrats Southwest Austin. The trio of candidates are familiar...
Harris County asks Abbott to extend early voting for November election
Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins announced Thursday his office penned a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this week, asking the Texas governor to extend the early voting period in the upcoming November general election. Abbott has already taken similar action during...
Latest poll: Abbott’s approval rating hits two-year low, Biden even with Trump
A new poll released Tuesday spells trouble for Republicans in Texas in November. Not only is Vice President Joe Biden polling evenly with President Trump in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott is also facing historically low approval ratings due to his COVID-19 response. The...