The announcement from Gov. Greg Abbott rescinding the statewide mask mandate and giving permission for businesses to reopen at full capacity is a stark reminder that the state of Texas often doesn’t care about the health of its citizens. As the state legislature’s...
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Texas Republicans want to stop all-night voting in Harris County
Texas Republicans have made it clear that voter suppression is a legislative priority, and one of their biggest targets involves Harris County. State Rep. Jared Patterson filed a bill last week that would restrict voting hours at early voting locations to between 6...
Multiple candidates emerge for a special congressional election
Governor Greg Abbott officially slated May 1 as the primary date for a special election in TX-06, and there are currently three democratic women vying in the jungle primary. If no candidate gets above fifty percent a run-off will occur with the top two finishers. The...
More Texas Republicans, including Ken Paxton, fled during historic crisis
Last week, as millions of Texans suffered through freezing temperatures with no power and water, Ted Cruz took an infamous vacation to Cancún, Mexico (and initially blamed his daughter for the trip). It turns out, Cruz wasn’t the only Texas Republican who abandoned...
Sunrise Movement mobilizes across Texas to address climate change
After a cataclysmic winter storm left millions of Texans without power and water, the Sunrise Movement is mobilizing across the state and demanding answers from leaders at every level of Texas government. The Sunrise Movement is a grassroots collection of young people...
Texas Democrats blast Abbott and Republicans who failed the state in a crisis
While the power in Texas is mostly restored, millions of Texans are facing water boil advisories, untold property damage, food insecurity, and other major concerns. As the state begins a daunting cleanup process, Democrats are also demanding answers. At a virtual...
Greg Abbott’s Fox News Lie
As millions of Texans remained powerless in sub-zero temperatures, Gov. Greg Abbott took to the airwaves to spout lies about the power outage crisis gripping his state to Fox News host Sean Hannity. Though Abbott had told local reporters that the power outages were...
Unhelpful commentary from Cruz, Cornyn as Texas suffers catastrophic power outages
As millions remain without power in Texas, the state’s two U.S. Senators are facing pushback for social media posts, and for reacting too late about the dire conditions for so many Texans. John Cornyn, who often presents himself as a compassionate conservative, was...
Impeachment case uses Texas Biden bus incident as proof of Trump inciting violence
On the second day of the Trump impeachment trial, Rep. Stacey Plaskett introduced evidence about the former president inciting violence that was familiar to many in Texas. Speaking in front of the Senate, Plaskett recounted a harrowing scene from October that occurred...
Texas Republicans attack Mark Cuban over anthem decision
As one of the most outspoken sports franchise owners in the country, Mark Cuban has a way of generating headlines. Several Texas lawmakers are castigating Cuban after he announced that the Dallas Mavericks had recently stopped playing the national anthem at their...