With the Biden Administration preparing to celebrate their first 100 days, one common theme is emerging: a persistent legal foe in the form of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The embattled AG, currently under investigation by the FBI for abuse of office and...
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Census results officially announce Texas to gain two congressional seats
This afternoon the United States Census Bureau debuted the first results from the 2020 census, officially announcing that Texas is gaining two congressional seats. The announcement, long delayed due to both decisions from the Trump administration and the COVID-19...
Endorsements continue in TX-06 special election as early voting gets underway
All eyes are on Texas with municipal elections happening across the state on May 1. However, another key election is occurring, in the sixth congressional district to replace former congressman Ron Wright, that has garnered national attention and investment. Latino...
Lubbock voters head to the polls on a ‘sanctuary city for the unborn’ ordinance
Early voting is underway in municipal elections all across the state of Texas. In Lubbock, voters who show up to the polls will be presented with an ordinance known as Proposition A that would officially establish the city as “sanctuary city for the unborn” and ban...
A new sense of urgency for Texas to expand Medicaid
Texas is one of just twelve states that has not expanded Medicaid. Now, the question of whether or not the state will expand Medicaid has gotten more urgent with the repeal of a Trump-era waiver. According to a document seen by the Washington Post, the Biden...
NCAA targets Texas with latest statement against transgender discrimination
On Monday, the NCAA issued a statement affirming it would not hold championships in states that discriminate against transgender athletes in collegiate sports. The proclamation should serve as a warning to Texas, which is on the verge of passing several pieces of...
Civil rights leaders call on AT&T to denounce voter suppression laws
Following Tuesday’s announcement about a new statewide campaign targeting corporations that have remained silent in the wake of proposed voter suppression bills moving through the Texas legislature, several civil rights organizations and leaders gathered at AT&T...
Beto, Castro join civil rights groups in pressuring Texas companies to oppose voter suppression
This morning, a number of prominent voting and civil rights organizations gathered virtually to announce a new campaign geared toward Texas-based corporations to speak out against voter suppression bills making their way through the Texas legislature. The campaign is...
Sery Kim’s comments about Chinese immigrants, and the latest in a Texas special election
The race to replace former congressman Ron Wright, who passed away from COVID-19 in February, in the TX-06 congressional special election, has taken xenophobic turn that sparked national headlines thanks to comments from Sery Kim, a former Trump administration...
No ruling in Texas yet on DACA
When it comes to DACA, the wait continues. At a status hearing on Tuesday, US District Judge Andrew Hanen did not rule on the legality of the Obama-era program (known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), but he did indicate he could issue a later ruling in...