Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is self-quarantining after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, the judge’s office announced Sunday. It’s just one of the latest headlines in the Lone Star State as it faces a worsening...
Houston-area Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee became the latest Democratic voice to criticize Trump for threatening to use the military to quell protests and unrest over the killing of George Floyd. “The president is not going to be the man of hope and peace. It’s...
Former Vice President Joe Biden will be joining House Speaker Nancy Pelosi next week at the 2020 Texas Democratic Convention. Biden will be among those invited to speak at the convention. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), former Congressman Beto O’Rourke,...
In a meeting with Donald Trump last week, Gov. Greg Abbott told a brazen lie to news cameras. Texas, he said, has “been able to contain the spread” of COVID-19. In reality, the number of daily new fatalities and confirmed cases continues to rise in the state week...
Labor groups representing hundreds of thousands of Texas workers held a press conference in Austin on Tuesday, asking state leaders and businesses to put the health of workers first during the state’s emerging coronavirus outbreak. “This virus really points out the...
José Garza, a candidate for district attorney in Travis County, says its time for Austin to join other Texas cities in pushing progressive criminal justice reform. To Garza, that means ending cash bail, doing away with the prosecution of low-level drug offenses, and...
Leading into the ninth Democratic debate Wednesday night, the ball is in Sen. Bernie Sander’s court. After a strong showing in Iowa and taking first place in New Hampshire, the Vermont Senator is in a position he’s never been in before. For the first time, he is the...
On Wednesday, the House voted to send articles of impeachment to the Senate and approved seven impeachment managers who will lead the prosecution in the trial. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Houston will serve on the prosecution team. “I’m humbled to be one of the...
On Wednesday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The two crucial votes to impeach the president on both charges fell mostly along party lines after hours of debate that...