Texas Republican Party Chairman Texas Allen West announced Friday he would be resigning from his leading role in the state party. West, a right-wing Republican who was elected to the position only last year, did not say where he was going next. “Lt. Col....
On May 7th, we published a column in which I opined that one of the only remaining options for Texas Democrats eager to stop the voter suppression bill known as SB 7 was one of the most dramatic at their disposal. I called on Democrats in the House to break quorum but...
Jurors found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges in the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd on April 20. Chauvin was found guilty of third-degree murder, second-degree murder and manslaughter. He was charged after he...
Reports that broke earlier tonight that Beto O’Rourke wouldn’t run for Governor of Texas in 2022 were premature, according to sources close to O’Rourke and Beto himself. O’Rourke issued a statement shortly after the initial story broke that said “What I said today is...
Former congressman Beto O’Rourke says he has no plans to run against Gov. Greg Abbott in 2022. That’s according to an upcoming episode Lone Star Politics Podcast, reports the Dallas Morning News, who runs the podcast with NBC 5. “I’ve got no plans to run,...
As millions remain without power in Texas, the state’s two U.S. Senators are facing pushback for social media posts, and for reacting too late about the dire conditions for so many Texans. John Cornyn, who often presents himself as a compassionate conservative, was...
Across the state, millions of Texans remain without power. The situation is dire in Texas as temperatures plunged below zero in most of the state. Several lawmakers including Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner are also demanding answers from the Electrical Reliability...
As much of Texas remains iced in and without power, officials with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and cities across the state have begun advising consumers currently impacted by power outages that they may remain without power into tonight and potentially...
Chances are if you’re reading this you may be sitting in your car, engine running and heater blasting, because the winter weather event gripping Texas has led to such overwhelming demand that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, which operates the...