Texans stand to gain a lot from switching over to approval voting, a method of voting that allows citizens to cast their ballot for more than one candidate. The winner would still be the candidate with the most support, but the method would prevent vote splitting and...
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How Texas’ school censorship law is impacting classrooms
Since December, school districts in Texas have been operating under Senate Bill 3, an anti-critical race theory law that brings new requirements and prohibitions to teachers discussing race and history in the classroom. Most of the new restrictions prevent educators...
Will the courts step in to stop Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-trans secret police?
On Friday, a Travis County District Court will continue to hear litigation on Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-trans orders to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). Until temporarily blocked by a judge, the department had been directed by Abbott and...
Texas General Land Office racially discriminated with $4 billion of Harvey relief, says HUD
The Department of Housing and Urban Development said the Texas General Land Office discriminated against minority residents with $4 billion of federal Hurricane Harvey relief money, disproportionately offering less money to communities on the basis of race and...
Abbott’s teacher shortage stems from low pay, educators say
Gov. Greg Abbott recently directed the Texas Education Agency to create a task force to address teacher shortages in school districts across the state. “This task force should work diligently to ensure that best practices and resources for recruitment and retention...
What the latest sobering UN climate report means for Texas
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released the second part of its sixth assessment report, a sprawling 3,500-page analysis of the climate crisis and its impact on humanity. The most concerning news to come out of the ongoing...
Our Revolution on progressive wins in Texas primaries
Progressives running for Congress had a good night on Tuesday. To discuss the results, the Signal spoke with Aaron Chappell, the political director for Our Revolution, a grassroots member-driven movement that emerged following Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 run. The...
2022 Texas Primary Updates
10:00 a.m. Wednesday - The Democratic primary for Texas attorney general is heading to a runoff. Rochelle Garza leads with 43 percent of the vote, followed by Lee Merritt and Joe Jaworski with 19 percent. In Dallas’ TX-30, State Rep. Jasmine Crockett will also...
Abbott Challengers Call For Special Session Over Care For Transgender Children
The day before the primary election day, Republicans hoping to make the ballot staged a last-ditch and desperate stunt to curry favor with the extreme members of their party. Three of Greg Abbott’s challengers: former state senator Don Huffines, former GOP Chair Allen...
GOP Texas attorney general candidates barely able to acknowledge Biden is president
GOP candidates for Texas attorney general debated on Thursday night and were barely able to acknowledge Joe Biden won the 2020 election. When the candidates were asked to raise their hand if they believed Biden won in 2020, only Land Commissioner George P. Bush shot...