Texas once again leads the nation in an energy category, just not one anyone wants to be first in. According to a report by HelpAdvisor.com that looked at data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Pulse Survey, almost 28 percent of Texas households were unable to pay their...
On Wednesday, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations descended on Congressman Henry Cuellar’s Laredo home and campaign office. The agents conducted what the department is calling a “court-authorized” search. Henry Cuellar is one of the Democratic Party’s...
Latino Victory Fund, a political action committee that backs progressives Latinos running for office, announced Thursday they were endorsing Brownsville attorney Rochelle Garza in her bid for Texas attorney general. Garza is facing civil rights attorney Lee...
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Houston-area congressman best known for receiving an apology on SNL, was recently called a moron by a room full of conservatives after snapping at a 10-year-old girl who asked him to clarify something he said about Jesus. Speaking at what...
Henry, a Cy-Fair ISD board member, spoke out against hiring Black teachers at a Monday board meeting. "Cy-Fair has what? 13 percent black teachers?" Henry can be heard saying in a video. "Houston ISD is 36 percent. Their dropout rate is 4 percent. I don’t...
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Houston) did pretty well for himself in 2021, financially speaking. According to a new report from Unusual Whales, Crenshaw’s trading netted the fifth-highest rate of return among members of Congress, narrowly edging out House Speaker Nancy...
A new report by watchdog group Accountable.US finds two Texas oil companies have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to members of Congress who voted against certifying the 2020 election results. The two companies, Irving-based ExxonMobil and San Antonio-based...
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he plans to sue the federal government for its vaccine mandate of the Texas National Guard. In a letter to Adjutant General of the Texas National Guard Major General Tracy R. Norris, the governor accused President Joe Biden of trying...
On Wednesday, the Biden Administration announced that they will be extending the Department of Education’s pause on student loan payments until May 1, 2022. This news follows a round of criticism the administration has received from activists and progressive...