He’s only been in office a few months, but Congressman Ronny Jackson has truly embraced his role as an ultra-conservative Texas Republican with a penchant for outlandish and baffling statements. With his latest stunt, calling on Joe Biden to receive a test for...
Beto O’Rourke’s no stranger to traversing Texas and turning out crowds around the state. But over the past month, the former Congressman, U.S. Senate candidate, and potential gubernatorial contender has done so for a different reason than in the past. Namely, to...
Texas' summer heat was beating down yesterday in Austin when former Congressman and presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke took the stage in front of thousands of onlookers. The crowd, which rally organizers estimated ran between 3,000-5,000 attendees and included...
For several Texas House and Senate members, the past week has been a whirlwind of meetings, photos, and press hits in Washington. They traveled to Washington to make a pitch regarding federal voting rights legislation, and now they finally have some time to reflect on...
Less than two weeks after the historic walkout at the Capitol to stop Senate Bill 7, Texas House Democrats were again on the move, but this time nearly two thousand miles away in Washington, where some members even met with Vice President Kamala Harris. Members of the...
The stories flooded across the country in 2015. “Grand Jury Indicts Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, on Felony Charges,” a New York Times headline read. Another by the Texas Tribune declared “Paxton Surrenders in Securities Fraud Indictment.” Nevermind that it had...
Paying little attention to the heat advisory or soaring temperatures in Houston, hundreds showed up to hear former presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke speak about voting and voting rights on Sunday. Much of the rally focused on the defeat of Senate Bill 7, the...
In 2018, Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia made history by becoming the first two Latinas elected to Congress from Texas. And since that election, I have watched as Escobar has continually made Texas proud. Now in her second congressional term, Escobar has...
After years of denying the scientific consensus, it seems that the GOP is finally coming around to the idea that climate change is a real problem that needs to be dealt with. While most plans to deal with the climate crisis center around cutting emissions, Rep. Louie...