No matter how it’s spun, a U.S. president being impeached is downright awful. Just look at how defensive and angry Republicans, like Texas’ Reps. Dan Crenshaw and Louie Gohmert, have been about the whole process. The House of Representatives will be voting on the...
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back to archiveImpeachment update: Major player changes testimony as Texas’ Pete Sessions makes cameo
U.S. Ambassador Gordon Sondland, a major figure in the Ukraine scandal, reversed his prior testimony claiming there was no quid pro quo by the Trump Administration, according to documents released by the House committees leading the impeachment inquiry on Tuesday. “I...
O’Rourke ends his presidential campaign, not running for Senate in Texas
Beto O’Rourke ended his 2020 bid for the Democratic nomination for president on Friday. In a Medium post, O’Rourke wrote to supporters: Though it is difficult to accept, it is clear to me now that this campaign does not have the means to move forward successfully. My...
Democrats file lawsuit to stop “heinous assault” on voting rights in Texas
Texas has historically been a very low voter turnout state. But Republicans here, through widespread attempted purges and legislation, want to keep it that way — at least for certain groups of voters. National and state Democrats have had enough. On...
How close are O’Rourke and Castro to qualifying for the next debate?
Less than a month remains until the next Democratic debate on Nov. 20. How close are Texas’ two presidential candidates Beto O’Rourke and Julián Castro to qualifying? As of Thursday, neither Texan has met the polling threshold. In order to qualify, candidates...
The O’Rourke vs. Trump battle for Texas is on tonight
On Thursday night, Beto O’Rourke is holding a campaign rally in the Dallas area to “directly confront Donald Trump’s dangerous hatred and division on the night he tries to spread it across the battleground state of Texas,” his campaign said. Trump is scheduled to hold...
What the GOP’s secret audio shows: favors and fears about 2020
On Tuesday, the right-wing CEO of Empower Texans Michael Sullivan released the long-awaited tape of dirt on House Speaker Dennis Bonnen. Sullivan released the audio on Tuesday morning during a radio appearance on a conservative radio program, the Chris Salcedo...
Democrats running for U.S. Senate back impeachment inquiry, take on Cornyn
This weekend, five Democratic Senate hopefuls attending a panel at the Texas Tribune Festival said they all agreed with the decision by Congress to launch a formal impeachment investigation into President Trump’s actions involving Ukraine. Air Force veteran MJ...
Democrats embark on full-court pressure campaign to address gun violence
On Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers across Texas renewed calls for Gov. Greg Abbott to call an emergency special session to address gun violence. “[Abbott] drives the agenda of the legislature, he drives the agenda of the entire state, he could easily help put his...