On Tuesday, the future of DACA will once again be up in the air thanks to the efforts of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Oral arguments in Texas v. United States will be heard by U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas. Paxton is...
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Early this morning Joe Biden overtook Donald Trump in Georgia, and began to close in on the 270 electoral votes needed to defeat Donald Trump. Shortly after 9 AM CT, he moved into the lead in Pennsylvania and Decision Desk HQ called the race for Biden. Joe Biden will...
Cornyn (Literally) Applauds Incendiary Rhetoric
Senator John Cornyn, in the midst of a tough re-election fight against MJ Hegar, was caught on camera applauding the incendiary rhetoric of a local Republican club president, as well as the Sheriff of McLennan County. In video of Cornyn’s bus tour stop in Waco...
BREAKING: Judge rules Harris County can send out mail ballot applications
In a loss for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Harris County District Court ruled Friday that Harris County can legally send out vote-by-mail applications to all registered voters. Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins is planning on sending more than 2 million...
Breaking: Rebuking Abbott, Texas Democrats release pledge of their own
This week, Gov. Greg Abbott urged Texas candidates to sign a pledge promising not to cut police budgets. Texas Democrats released a pledge of their own on Thursday, the “Texas First Pledge.” “More than 191,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus, including nearly...
Pro-Trump boat parade meets blue wave
Saturday, September 5th was the type of idyllic day that screams for a trip to the lake. For a group of Donald Trump supporters who had emblazoned their boats with MAGA flags as far as they eye can see, their jubilation this Labor Day weekend would quickly be dampened...
VIDEO: Behind the Curve: Greg Abbott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO_tnHlWqVA Escalating case numbers. Mounting deaths. Hospitals running out of capacity. It didn't have to be this way, but Governor Greg Abbott's pandemic response has been woefully Behind the Curve. This is a new series from Texas...
A note to our readers
George Floyd, a proud son of Third Ward in Houston, Texas, was murdered in broad daylight and on camera by a police officer seven days ago. We, like you, were mortified to see yet another Black man have their life senselessly deprived of them. We, like you, were...
17-month old shot in face in Odessa mass shooting
Anderson Davis, a 17-month old, was among those injured in Saturday’s mass shooting in Midland-Odessa. A GoFundMe page has been set up on behalf of the Davis family, with a goal of $200,000. The page met its initial goal of $100,000. The organizer of the fundraiser,...