A Conversation With Lesley Briones

A Conversation With Lesley Briones

In a historic win, Harris County Commissioner-Elect Lesley Briones defeated Republican incumbent Jack Cagle, making her the first woman and Latina to be elected as Precinct 4 County Commissioner.  According to the latest voting count by the county elections,...

Election Takeaways

Election Takeaways

As the dust settles over a historic midterm election, statewide control in Texas remains firmly in the grip of Republicans. Here are some of the major headlines of what happened. Abbott and Company Cruised to Re-Election Polls showed that the race between O’Rourke and...

A Somber Day of the Dead

A Somber Day of the Dead

“My daughter will never get to celebrate Halloween again, nor will she ever get the chance to vote,” Gloria Cazares tweeted, mother of 10-year-old Jackie Cazares, who was killed with 18 of her classmates and two teachers in the Robb Elementary School mass shooting on...

The Chilling New Anti-Abbott Ad

The Chilling New Anti-Abbott Ad

No It Couldn’t LLC aired a chilling television advertisement against Republican incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott highlighting video footage of the Uvalde shooter opening fire in Robb Elementary School on May 24, which left 19 students and two teachers dead. ...

Biden Agrees To Marijuana Reform, Abbott Not So Much

Biden Agrees To Marijuana Reform, Abbott Not So Much

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...

O’Rourke vs. Abbott debate REcap

O’Rourke vs. Abbott debate REcap

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...