Texas is often the epicenter of extreme rightwing legislation that gets exported to other red states. That pattern is holding true with a new crop of abortions bans that copies the disturbing citizen vigilante enforcement feature of Senate Bill 8, which took effect...
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Business and Entertainment Leaders Denounce Texas Anti-Trans Policy
As a directive from Greg Abbott that endangers trans children and their parents makes its way through the courts, several prominent business and entertainment leaders denounced the anti-trans efforts from Texas. Last month, Abbott directed the Texas Department of...
Texas Democrats on the fight to free Brittney Griner
Texas Democrats like Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee and Colin Allred are pledging to do everything in their power to free WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for over three weeks. Still, the path forward for Griner remains muddled as diplomatic...
A Billionaire is Suing Beto, What Comes Next?
On Monday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke made headlines when he announced at a campaign event that a billionaire was going to file a lawsuit against him. Sure enough, a defamation lawsuit against O’Rourke was filed in San Saba County later that day....
Who Is The New Republican Congressional Candidate in Collin County?
When Republicans created this decade’s new redistricting maps, perhaps the biggest beneficiary was Collin County Congressman Van Taylor (TX-3). His newly redrawn district shifted from purple to red and he seemed poised to cruise to reelection. Flash forward a few...
Whistleblowers Fired By Ken Paxton Speak Out
In the midst of an FBI investigation into allegations of abuse of office and bribery, Attorney General Ken Paxton has maintained he did nothing wrong. Now, a group of whistleblowers that were fired from his office are speaking out for the first time against their...
Greg Abbott’s Dangerous Directive for Investigating Trans Children
Texas Republicans have been targeting trans children and their allies for years, but now Greg Abbott has intensified those efforts to a terrifying level. After Ken Paxton issued an attorney general opinion classifying certain procedures or medications for trans...
Ken Paxton’s Grotesque Crusade Against Trans Children
Indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton has a particularly awful record when it comes to LGBTQ rights and affirmation. Yesterday, Paxton took his bigoted crusade even further with an attorney general opinion that would classify certain medical procedures and medications...
Tarrant County Democrats Prepare For A Big, Challenging Year
Traditionally, Tarrant County has a reputation for being staunchly Republican, but slowly that marker has been waning. And now Democrats in the third-most populous county are on the cusp of some major breakthroughs, though it won’t be easy. The Signal spoke with Dr....
County and Party Officials Raise the Alarm of Record High Mail-In Ballot Rejections
As the primary election looms closer on March 1, Texas is experiencing record levels of rejections for mail-in ballots. It’s the latest sign that the massive voter suppression bill Republicans passed, Senate Bill 1, is indeed working as intended. According to reports...