Since December, school districts in Texas have been operating under Senate Bill 3, an anti-critical race theory law that brings new requirements and prohibitions to teachers discussing race and history in the classroom. Most of the new restrictions prevent educators...
Gov. Greg Abbott recently directed the Texas Education Agency to create a task force to address teacher shortages in school districts across the state. “This task force should work diligently to ensure that best practices and resources for recruitment and retention...
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released the second part of its sixth assessment report, a sprawling 3,500-page analysis of the climate crisis and its impact on humanity. The most concerning news to come out of the ongoing...
Rep. Lance Gooden, a Republican who represents Texas’ 5th District, has introduced legislation that would allow U.S. citizens to seize the yachts, jets, and other property belonging to Russian oligarchs who have been sanctioned in response to the invasion of Ukraine....
America’s first professional liability insurance policy for law enforcement is now available for purchase from a Texas company. Prymus Insurance is a small insurance company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that specializes in niche insurance policies and it’s offering...
To paraphrase an old saying, you may not be interested in the Ukraine crisis but the Ukraine crisis is interested in you. Energy prices are skyrocketing as the world braces for what could be the largest European war since World War II and a diplomatic solution looks...
Texas Republicans have been targeting trans children and their allies for years, but now Greg Abbott has intensified those efforts to a terrifying level. After Ken Paxton issued an attorney general opinion classifying certain procedures or medications for trans...
Indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton has a particularly awful record when it comes to LGBTQ rights and affirmation. Yesterday, Paxton took his bigoted crusade even further with an attorney general opinion that would classify certain medical procedures and medications...
Gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke completed his statewide tour in Houston on Tuesday, his last visit in a 2,100 mile drive on the one-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri. Rallying supporters at the 8th Wonder Brewery, O’Rourke stumped for a five-point plan to fix...