With less than a month until election day, Texas state-wide races are coming to a head with many neck and neck, according to recent polling. But one race in particular sticks out from the rest on the Democratic ticket, with a slew of long-time Republicans...
August 6, 1965 is a day etched in my heart forever. This year, on the 57th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, my father's assistant Marie Fehmer Chiarodo wrote me. She had seen photos of me standing behind my father as he signed this historic legislation into law,...
In a massive win for cannabis reform advocates, President Joe Biden signed an executive order pardoning simple possession of marijuana offenses under federal law on Thursday. More specifically, the Biden administration said they are working with the Department...
For someone who is supposed to be the chief law enforcement officer of Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton has a knack for lawlessness. In fact, it’s almost impossible to keep track of all his scandals, which is why we created this recap. Because it happened seven...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott released a television advertisement on Thursday claiming his opponent Beto O’ Rourke wants to raise taxes. The ad opens with metal machines crushing objects like eggs, fruits, and a globe and then attempts to tie the economic inflation to...
You never forget your first time. I thought of my grandfather. He was a new citizen who voted for the first and only time at 74 before he passed away. He voted that year because of Proposition 187, a rabidly anti-immigrant ballot initiative in...
The two candidates running for governor of Texas, incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic nominee Beto O’ Rourke, faced off in a one-hour debate at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg on Friday. The debate covered various topics, from gun...
With the campaign for governor heading into the final weeks, Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke are making their final pitches to the voters of Texas. And their campaign styles couldn’t be any more different, with O’Rourke taking a more grassroots approach talking to...
The one and only debate between Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke will be held tonight in Edinburg. The debate will begin at 7:00 CST and will air on Nexstar stations around the state. There will not be a live audience for the debate, allegedly per the request of Abbott...