Tuesday afternoon was another chaotic moment in Texas politics when the Governor’s office informed the public that Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19. But in the aftermath of that announcement and the revelations about all the precautions Abbott gets to utilize...
On Monday, the House Judiciary subcommittee held the last hearing on the Voting Rights Act and potential legislative reforms to the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced over the weekend that the House will vote on the Voting Rights...
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced Tuesday that residents would receive $100 if they get vaccinated at a Harris County Public Health site. Hidalgo said residents will receive the money “no strings attached” if they are unvaccinated. Residents can...
On Sunday night, the entirely Republican Texas Supreme Court issued a stay against any lower court opinions which blocked Greg Abbott’s mask mandate ban. The emergency stay is temporary and will be heard again with a final ruling, though there’s no indication when...
In accordance with an ongoing investigation, the Federal Highway Administration has instructed Texas to pause all construction for the I-45 expansion because of possible civil rights violations and environmental concerns. The Federal Highway Administration cited...
One of the most important elements of the American Rescue Plan was the enhanced child tax credit and today the second round is going out. Thanks to the $1.9 trillion stimulus package, which every Republican in Congress voted against, qualifying families will receive...
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing at an alarming rate throughout the state, but in the Texas State Senate they were focused on a wholly different public health catastrophe: banning medication abortion. On Tuesday, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill...
This week, Texas reported over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases with children and unvaccinated adults being the two groups hit hardest in the fight against the delta variant. Right now, with only 44 percent of Texans fully vaccinated and the variant surging across the...
Texas’ hospital system is being overwhelmed by the COVID-19 surge wrought by the Delta variant. More than 50 hospitals have run out of ICU capacity. Austin has only two ICU beds left thanks to the city seeing a record number of people in the ICU and on ventilators...