On Monday, the House Judiciary subcommittee held the last hearing on the Voting Rights Act and potential legislative reforms to the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced over the weekend that the House will vote on the Voting Rights...
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I-45 expansion project paused for civil rights and environmental concerns
In accordance with an ongoing investigation, the Federal Highway Administration has instructed Texas to pause all construction for the I-45 expansion because of possible civil rights violations and environmental concerns. The Federal Highway Administration cited...
COVID-19 vaccine booster shots maybe available soon
This week, Texas reported over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases with children and unvaccinated adults being the two groups hit hardest in the fight against the delta variant. Right now, with only 44 percent of Texans fully vaccinated and the variant surging across the...
Texas Republicans say the quiet part out loud
Over the weekend, a video that went viral on Twitter showed Texas Republicans admitting on camera that the voter suppression legislation being pushed is to in fact suppress voters in Democratic counties and keep Texas red. Creator of the Undercurrent TV, Lauren...
House progressives win eviction moratorium battle
U.S. House Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) slept on the steps of the Capitol for five nights in protest of the eviction moratorium expiring and won. The moratorium expired over the weekend, and Bush’s activism fought to help over 11 million Americans keep their...
DPS Online Voter Registration wins in Texas court
After five years in court, Texas advocacy groups won a lawsuit against the state to provide an option for Texans to register to vote at the same time they are renewing their driver's license. According to organizations MOVE Texas and the Texas Civil Rights...
El Paso families and organizers honor victims of the Aug. 3 massacre
On Aug. 3, 2019, a white supremacist drove more than 600 miles to commit one of the deadliest attack against the Hispanic communiity in modern history. Twenty-three victims lost their lives to racism and gun violence on that day in a Walmart in El Paso and their...
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee arrested in voting rights protest
On Thursday, Texas Congresswoman Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was arrested in D.C. at a voting rights protest outside of the Hart Senate Building on Capitol Hill. Lee tweeted, “I will always stand up to voting rights, democracy, and the American People! #GoodTrouble...
Black women don’t owe you a damn thing
It’s been a rough couple of months for Black women in sports and I’m tired of seeing extraordinary Black women being dehumanized for choosing themselves. The world and America needs to understand supporting Black women and normalizing mental health is overdue. It all...
First day of testimony in the Jan.6 riot committee
On Tuesday, the U.S House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection held their first hearing with four key officers testifying. The committee created by Speaker Nancy Pelosi will focus on the facts and not politics, according to Chair Rep. Bennie...