As schools across Texas have reopened, the debate over COVID-19 safety and health measures has intensified to a fever pitch. Amidst this chaos two students in the Frisco ISD school system, upset with the lack of any directives at their high schools, took matters into...
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Faith leaders affirm commitment to abortion rights on the eve of extreme new law
On Wednesday afternoon, several faith leaders gathered to announce the formation of The Reproductive Freedom Congregation Designation. This new coalition brings together several congregations of multiple faiths in Texas to affirm their support of reproductive rights...
Greg Abbott moves to ban all COVID-19 vaccine mandates
On Wednesday afternoon, Greg Abbott issued a new executive order prohibiting vaccine mandates, even for vaccines that have full FDA approval. Abbott is also calling on the legislature to take up the issue of vaccine mandates during the special session. The governor’s...
Tragedy in North Texas highlights that pregnant people should get vaccinated
Before she passed away from COVID-19 after giving birth, Paige Ruiz had a dying wish that she had been vaccinated. Now, her family and friends are spreading the message that the CDC is also reiterating for pregnant people: get vaccinated. Ruiz, 32 years old, was a...
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made the long-awaited announcement that it was granting full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. That move now has implications in Texas, where Governor Abbott had previously issued an executive order banning...
The census and what it means for redistricting in Texas
Last week the U.S. Census Bureau released the long-anticipated 2020 redistricting data. Though there were fears of a serious undercount in Texas thanks to meddling from the Trump administration and the COVID-19 pandemic, the demographic data from the Census revealed...
Greg Abbott’s stunning COVID hypocrisy
Tuesday afternoon was another chaotic moment in Texas politics when the Governor’s office informed the public that Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19. But in the aftermath of that announcement and the revelations about all the precautions Abbott gets to utilize...
Despite Supreme Court ruling, Texas schools continue mask requirements
On Sunday night, the entirely Republican Texas Supreme Court issued a stay against any lower court opinions which blocked Greg Abbott’s mask mandate ban. The emergency stay is temporary and will be heard again with a final ruling, though there’s no indication when...
Texas Senate advances the latest attack on abortion
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing at an alarming rate throughout the state, but in the Texas State Senate they were focused on a wholly different public health catastrophe: banning medication abortion. On Tuesday, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill...
Dallas County Judge issues new masking requirements
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced an emergency executive order on Wednesday afternoon that would require face masks in public schools, businesses, and county buildings. The order is the latest challenge to Greg Abbott’s, who had previously declared that local...