Texas lawmakers with NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected Officials) met virtually Thursday to talk about the next steps in this legislative session. State Rep. Mary González, who is on the Board of Directors of NALEO Educational Fund and is the Vice-Chair of...
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Joe Jaworski makes his case to be Texas Attorney General
In his bid for Texas Attorney General, Joe Jaworski is banking on his experience as the former mayor of Galveston and as a well-regarded 30-year trial lawyer specializing in mediation. In addition, he has one of the most notable last names in Texas legal lore. Joe...
Contradicting his entire career, Ted Cruz claims to be a champion for unions
Following up his role in inciting the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by rejecting votes from states that went for President Joe Biden, Senator Ted Cruz has been attempting to pivot in a new direction: championing the working class and unions. That’s a big surprise...
Emerge Texas announces Serita Fontanesi as its inaugural Executive Director
The Lone Star State is getting even more support when it comes to training progressive candidates. This week Emerge officially announced that Serita Fontanesi has been named the Executive Director of Emerge Texas. Emerge is one of the largest organizations that...
Ken Paxton attempts to halt Biden immigration efforts
Update: since publication, Judge Tipton blocked the 100-day deportation freeze, though the ruling will likely be appealed by the Biden administration. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed to take on any policy from the Biden administration that allegedly runs...
New committee seeks to create a pipeline of Democratic U.S. Attorneys and judges
The incoming Biden administration has a list of to-do-items nearly a mile long, and one group in Texas has something to add: prioritizing nominating qualified candidates for U.S. Attorneys and federal judgeships. The Texas Democratic Lawyers Association (TDLA) is...
Buoyed by new polling, Texas organizations seek to lift the ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion
Though access to abortion is a perennial target for ultra-conservative Republicans in the state legislature, new data indicates that a majority of Texans are not supportive of the restrictive anti-choice laws that have come to define the state. Earlier this week, a...
Texas Democrats blast Trump on his visit to the Rio Grande Valley
With less than nine days left in his presidency (unless he is removed from office or resigns), President Trump is making one last trip to Texas, prompting outcry from Texas Democrats. It will mark the first time Trump has left Washington D.C. since the insurrection at...
A number of Texas Republicans will object to congressional electoral certification
The congressional electoral certification of the presidential results is normally a staid proceeding, the last formality before the president-elect is officially inaugurated. This year, however, the event will be far more dramatic as a number of Texas Republicans have...
A last-minute push to terminate DACA heads to Texas
On Tuesday, the future of DACA will once again be up in the air thanks to the efforts of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Oral arguments in Texas v. United States will be heard by U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas. Paxton is...