Texans aren’t mean-spirited, but you’d never know that with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in charge. Last week, the governor announced that Texas would no longer be accepting refugees fleeing violence in other countries. He effectively claims the state should not have...
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Signal endorsement: Sylvester Turner for Houston mayor
Tony Buzbee’s campaign– best illustrated in his drunken-like, near-incomprehensible, camo-clad election day speech– has been a bit embarrassing. For that reason, among others, we’re unsurprisingly endorsing Mayor Sylvester Turner for a second term. ...
Editorial: Biden may need a crash course on Trump, and digital media
We don’t take sides in a Democratic presidential primary. But we do want to flag something Joe Biden said on Wednesday that gave us pause. He told reporters in Las Vegas that he was surprised at the lengths Trump has gone. “It’s way beyond anything I frankly...
Our view on impeachment: Get it done.
The dominoes have fallen. Let the impeachment inquiry begin in earnest. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced on Tuesday that she’s greenlighting a formal impeachment investigation— an initial step—into President Trump’s actions, which, she said, violate...
What to look for in tonight’s debate, besides f-bombs
Time: 7-10pm central time How to watch: ABC News, ABC13 -Houston, Univision, streaming on ABCNews.com. The Texas Signal will be covering the debate. Primary voting is less than six months away. Soon, the race will (finally) be whittled down from 10+ candidates to the...
Call us skeptical of Dan Patrick v. N.R.A.
Hardcore N.R.A. member Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick supporting a type of gun background check doesn’t pass the smell test. Politics is a strange business, so anything’s possible. We hope our skepticism is misplaced. This could be one of those rare inflection points in...
Abbott has a public safety problem on his hands
Gov. Greg Abbott recently sent out a fundraising letter calling his supporters to arms to “defend” against illegal immigration. The real threat is lone-wolf white gunmen. The Lone Star State made national headlines again Saturday with the mass shooting in...