Unlike the Texas Democrats in the U.S. House, who voted unanimously in favor of an impeachment on Thursday, Texas Republicans, unsurprisingly, are sticking with the president. All 23 voted against the historic resolution. One of the most vocal opponents of...
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All Texas Democrats in the House formally voted to support impeachment inquiry
On Thursday, in a historic move, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a resolution formalizing the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump’s abuse of power. Although there is no legal requirement for the House to vote on an impeachment inquiry, Speaker...
Democrats file lawsuit to stop “heinous assault” on voting rights in Texas
Texas has historically been a very low voter turnout state. But Republicans here, through widespread attempted purges and legislation, want to keep it that way — at least for certain groups of voters. National and state Democrats have had enough. On...
Cornyn votes for junk health care plans that don’t cover pre-existing conditions
U.S. Senator John Cornyn tries to walk through the motions of supporting health care for all Texans, but, in the end, he couldn’t bring himself around to doing so. On Wednesday, he voted to defend junk health care plans, which aren’t required to cover...
2020 U S TX Senate Forum Highlights
Six Democratic candidates vying to replace Sen. John Cornyn met in Houston to participate in the Signal’s Senate forum on October 23rd.
Meet the candidates running to beat John Cornyn
Couldn't make it to the Texas Signal's U.S. Senate Forum? That's ok, you can watch the candidates here in the order that they appeared. MJ Hegar Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez Amanda Edwards Chris Bell Royce West Sema Hernandez Photo: Getty...
House Democrats to hold vote on impeachment inquiry this week
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Monday that the House will formally hold a vote authorizing the impeachment inquiry later this week. The vote is expected on Thursday. The Trump administration has resisted cooperating with the impeachment inquiry on the...
How close are O’Rourke and Castro to qualifying for the next debate?
Less than a month remains until the next Democratic debate on Nov. 20. How close are Texas’ two presidential candidates Beto O’Rourke and Julián Castro to qualifying? As of Thursday, neither Texan has met the polling threshold. In order to qualify, candidates...
Democrats pounce on Cornyn’s Syria policy enabling ethnic cleansing
On Wednesday, Sen. John Cornyn defended President Trump’s dangerous policy of pulling U.S. troops out of Syria, a move that many Republicans in Congress oppose. “If Turkey was planning on coming into northern Syria and trying to ethnically cleanse the Kurds, and...
Everything you need to know about the 2020 U.S. Senate race in Texas
On Wednesday, six Democratic candidates vying to replace Sen. John Cornyn will meet in Houston to participate in the Signal’s Senate forum. The candidates include Air Force pilot MJ Hegar, state senator Royce West, civil rights leader Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez,...