On January 10, 1901, a well in Spindletop struck oil. A lot of oil. The black liquid spewed out at a rate of 100,000 barrels a day for nine days straight, the largest such gusher the world had ever seen up to that point. This marked the beginning of Texas’ days as an...
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The status of the January 6 investigation one year later
More than one year after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, leaving five dead and 140 police officers injured, the investigation to bring the insurrectionists to justice continues. The FBI and Department of Justice began the effort to arrest and charge those...
Will Ted Cruz’s State Department blockade finally come to an end?
With only Christmas barely a week away, Senate Democrats are furiously trying to come to an agreement that will end Sen. Ted Cruz’s blockade of State Department nominees. While one senator can’t completely block Biden’s nominees, Cruz can force Democrats to go through...
Supreme Court allows Texas’ six-week abortion ban to remain for now
Texas’ six-week abortion ban will remain in effect after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed abortion providers to sue the state in federal court, but refused to provide relief against the law while the litigiation makes its way through court. The Supreme Court’s ruling...
Senate confirms Biden’s CBP commissioner pick
On Tuesday, the Senate voted to confirm Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus as Customs and Border Protection Commissioner. The 50-47 vote largely fell along party lines, although Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) voted with Democrats. Magnus, a critic of Trump’s...
Ted Cruz, fully vaccinated, wants to shut down the government over vaccine mandates
As the deadline for Congress to reach a deal on funding the government looms, Ted Cruz and a number of his fellow Republican senators want to force a shutdown over vaccine mandates. The leaders of both parties want to pass a short-term funding bill, with Senate GOP...
The significance of Colin Allred’s visit to Taiwan
Rep. Colin Allred (D-Dallas) spent Thanksgiving week in Asia as part of a bipartisan delegation, traveling to Japan and South Korea before making a surprise visit to Taiwan. This comes amid heightened security concerns in the region in the face of a rising...
The legacy of Eddie Bernice Johnson
On Saturday, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Dallas) announced that she will retire at the end of her term, bringing a nearly three-decade career in Congress to a close. Johnson leaves behind a history-making legacy marked by many firsts both in and out of...
Castro, Escobar urge passage of immigration provisions in Build Back Better
On Thursday, Reps. Joaquin Castro (D-San Antonio) and Veronica Escobar (D-El Paso) held a press conference outside the Capitol urging for the passage of immigration provisions in the Build Back Better bill. They were joined by immigration advocates including Guillermo...
Russian anti-satellite test highlights growing danger of space debris
On Monday, a Russian anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test created a cloud of debris that threatened the International Space Station. The incident is a reminder that space is an increasingly contested and militarized domain. Such tests, which involve missiles slamming...