Harris County election officials are still counting ballots Wednesday morning for the Tuesday Primary Election. Despite the Texas Secretary of State John B. Scott saying officials will not finish counting ballots by the deadline, Harris County Elections Administrator...
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2022 Texas Primary Updates
10:00 a.m. Wednesday - The Democratic primary for Texas attorney general is heading to a runoff. Rochelle Garza leads with 43 percent of the vote, followed by Lee Merritt and Joe Jaworski with 19 percent. In Dallas’ TX-30, State Rep. Jasmine Crockett will also...
Claudia Zapata on her run for Congress in TX-21
Former legislative workforce and budget analyst, organizer, and progressive candidate Claudia Zapata said she is running in Texas's 21st Congressional District because the most basic needs in her community aren’t being met. A daughter of a public school teacher...
As legal options dwindle, Texas abortion providers continue battle against ban
Texas’ restrictive six-week abortion ban went before the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday with arguments from the state and abortion providers. For context, Senate Bill 8 denies pregnant people access to an abortion after six weeks and deputizes private citizens to sue...
Katy ISD students organize against book ban
Since the 2021 legislative session, Texas Republicans' push for censorship has only escalated. From the Texas legislature, Congress, the House of Representatives and the White House, what started as an anti-critical race theory talking point has now creeped into the...
“He was one of kind” family and friends say of Charion Lockett who was shot and killed by HPD
Late Thursday evening, the Houston Police Department released bodycam footage of their violent gunfire, which left 27-year-old Charion Lockett dead in the hallway of his home on Feb. 7. But his family and attorneys are saying his death was preventable, and Lockett was...
Civil Rights Attorney Lee Merritt on the Texas primary race
Early voting for the Texas primaries has already begun, and many candidates are working overtime to make sure voters go out and vote. A specific race many Texas are tuned into is the Texas attorney general race against indicted incumbent Republican Ken Paxton. The...
“There will be consequences,” Beto says of gas suppliers that profited illegally from freeze
Gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke completed his statewide tour in Houston on Tuesday, his last visit in a 2,100 mile drive on the one-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri. Rallying supporters at the 8th Wonder Brewery, O’Rourke stumped for a five-point plan to fix...
Janet Dudding on her run for Texas Comptroller
Longtime certified public accountant and Democratic Texas Comptroller candidate Janet Dudding said the Republican incumbent Glenn Hager isn’t stretching taxpayer dollars enough to provide Texans better services for less money. The Signal spoke with Janet Dudding...
Texas, Harris County Democrats call for resignation of controversial GOP Chair
The Texas Democrat Party and Harris County Democrats are calling for the resignation of Harris County Precinct Chair Carla Richburg after her racist and controversial proposed resolutions for 2022. “We call on the Harris County GOP to immediately remove Carla...