It didn’t take long for “Mexico will pay for the wall” to become “we will personally pay for the wall.” While Trump was diverting money from the military to fund his border wall, some Trump supporters took it upon themselves to pay for the wall out of pocket. One man,...
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back to archiveSelma-style Moral March for Democracy kicks off in Georgetown
The air was thick and muggy this morning in Georgetown, Texas, the Central Texas town that sits just north of the capital city. But that didn’t stop well over 100 people from congregating outside Christ Lutheran Church at 7 a.m., the kickoff site for the...
George P. Bush comes up short in Trump endorsement
Yesterday, Trump made his official endorsement in the Republican primary for attorney general by sticking with Ken Paxton. The announcement is one more humiliating episode for George P. Bush, who had pivoted hard to court the Trump endorsement. Paxton, who is...
First day of testimony in the Jan.6 riot committee
On Tuesday, the U.S House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection held their first hearing with four key officers testifying. The committee created by Speaker Nancy Pelosi will focus on the facts and not politics, according to Chair Rep. Bennie...
Texas House Democrats to testify before Congress over voter suppression
Texas House Democrats breaking in quorum in Washington D.C. recently announced that they will be testifying before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in a Thursday hearing. The hearing will focus on the assault on voting rights in Texas...
Texas Democrats: Abbott must restore funding to legislature to kickstart negotiations
Texas House Democrats breaking quorum in Washington held a press conference on Friday to mark the halfway point of the special session ending Aug. 6. Democrats said they were committed to staying another 15 days until the end of the special session in order to...
Protestors demand the resignation of City of San Marcos leadership
Protestors, friends, and family of Jennifer Miller, a woman killed in a car crash in the summer of 2020 by off-duty San Marcos Police Officer Sgt. Ryan Hartman, gathered outside of San Marcos City Hall to demand the resignation of city leadership. Protestors are...
Voting rights ‘worth going to jail for,’ says Senfronia Thompson
In a virtual press conference with Texas House Democrats from Harris County, members gave updates about their activities in the nation’s Capitol. The lawmakers fled Austin last week in order to break quorum and prevent Republican legislation that would restrict access...
Texas city backs down from anti-abortion ordinance
Yesterday, an anti-abortion ordinance in Edinburg, the third largest city in the Rio Grande Valley, which would have outlawed abortions and made the town a “sanctuary city for the unborn,” failed at the city council. Numerous abortion advocates testified during a...