Welcome to the Texas Legislative Round-up! We are here to break down the latest news from the Texas Legislative session in Austin. Every week, we’ll give you the honest take on the news that impacts you – without pretending it doesn’t. Week in Review There’s been...
As deadlines near, most bills introduced will die a simple death by the clock instead of a dramatic one by a vote. In this final stretch, much of the action will happen around the House Calendars Committee (the last stop for a bill before it hits the House floor) and a House floor vote
If President Biden’s rule is finalized, this will make DACA recipients eligible for these programs for the first time.
For decades, Texas Republicans have been hoping you won’t notice how much public education is underfunded. Now that the far right is in the driver’s seat, we can clearly see it was a failure by design.
This week also saw attacks on LGBTQ Texans, voting rights, and reproductive rights by Texas Republicans. We are in uncharted territory with the number of bad bills moving at this point in the session, and April will likely see this historic uptick continue.
Latino Victory Fund, a political action committee that backs progressive Latino candidates running for office, announced a new slate of endorsements in San Antonio ahead of the May municipal election. Increasingly, Texas has been a major investment for the...
Since my last op-ed on the Harris County Democratic Party went viral many are asking who am I. Most know me through my role as President of Meyerland Area Democrats and the many achievements we made in changing history in Harris County. But do you know who I am as a...
Welcome to the Texas Legislative Round-up! We are here to break down the latest news from the Texas Legislative session in Austin. Every week, we’ll give you the honest take on the news that impacts you – without pretending it doesn’t. Week in Review “Dr. Hotze I know...
President Biden tackles gun violence while Texas Republicans continue to move to the fringe on guns even after Uvalde.