As Donald Trump and loyal congressional Republicans attempt to overturn the results of the election, in Texas, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is doing his own part to stifle gains by Democrats. On Wednesday, Patrick reaffirmed his support for a rule change in the upcoming...
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back to archiveTexas Dems Executive Committee calls for staff changes, accountability after disappointing cycle
In a strongly worded letter penned to Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa last week, 38 members of the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee asked for major changes and heads to roll at the state party after election losses in November. “From...
Texas AG Paxton files embarrassing lawsuit against four battleground states
Joe Biden is the President-Elect and will be sworn in January 20. However, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is trying to force the Supreme Court to overthrow the votes of millions of Americans by suing four states in a last-minute attempt to anoint a new presidential...
Abbott’s Little Shop of Horrors is coming for his job
Republicans have flirted with fake news super spreaders like Alex Jones for years but lately the alternative news crews just don’t seem that into the Grand Old Party. This weekend critical conservative voices held a rally attacking Governor Greg Abbott...
School board runoff caps off election season in Dallas
Officially the presidential election ended over a month ago (tantrums from President Trump notwithstanding). In Dallas, however, there is still one local runoff race for the Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees that is very much a bellwether for public...
Somehow Ken Paxton’s Corruption Cases Get Even Worse
Even if he is unlikely to resign as Texas Attorney General, the outlook for Ken Paxton keeps getting grimmer. It was already reported that Paxton is being investigated by the FBI for bribery and abuse of office, but this week brought even more scrutiny of the...
Mehdi Hasan calls out Dan Crenshaw’s gerrymandered district
Political reporter Mehdi Hasan successfully irked Houston’s Rep. Dan Crenshaw this week, sparking the two to go at each other on Twitter. On a segment on “The Mehdi Hasan Show,” Medhi responded to a social media post made by Crenshaw pushing for election reform so...
Kendrick Sampson, star of HBO’s Insecure, campaigns with Tarsha Jackson
Voters in Houston’s City Council District B are finally getting the moment they’ve been waiting for, with a dose of star power to boot. On Monday, candidate Tarsha Jackson will be joined by Houston native Kendrick Sampson, well known to television fans for his...
Joe Moody on abolishing the death penalty, legalizing weed, and Thanksgiving
On Wednesday, the Signal spoke with state Rep. Joe Moody of El Paso, who serves as speaker pro tempore of the Texas House. Now entering his sixth term, Moody has filed 11 bills for the upcoming session, mostly relating to his focus on criminal justice. They...