Last week the Texas Democratic Party announced that it had hired Monique Alcala as its new Executive Director. Alcala was most recently the Southwest Regional Director for EMILY’s List, the largest organization in the country devoted to electing progressive women into...
The purpose and meaning of Pride Month for LGBTQ Texans. Legislatively and politically speaking, this has been a brutal year for LGBTQ Texans. According to the Human Rights Campaign, across the country this year, more than 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced,...
Today, Michelle Vallejo made it official that she’s running for Congress, in what could be a rematch against Republican Monica De La Cruz in the Texas fifteenth congressional district. Vallejo ran against De La Cruz in 2022, in a district that was changed...
Every Texan deserves to feel and be safe. But for too long, fear-mongering politics have hijacked and overshadowed conversations about what communities actually want and need to build real safety. Luckily, in every corner of our state, people are ready to move beyond...
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) which is a vital tool in decarbonizing numerous industrial activities from generating power to manufacturing cement in the fight to combat climate change.
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
The former chair of the largest county Republican Party in Texas and noted anti-LGBTQ activist knew his business partner was accused of sexually abusing a child, but continued to “pay” his business partner — with young male assistants instead of a salary.
Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’ Rourke outraised incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for a third time, according to a Tuesday report by the Texas Ethics Commission. O'Rourke raised $10.5 million in one month, while Abbott raised $8.8 million in the same...