When Michael Sorrell took over as president of Paul Quinn College, the position was supposed to be temporary. In 2007, the college was in dire financial straits when Sorrell was tapped to become interim president. Several years later, after a series of challenging...
Texas House Democrats breaking quorum in Washington held a press conference on Friday to mark the halfway point of the special session ending Aug. 6. Democrats said they were committed to staying another 15 days until the end of the special session in order to...
A number of high-profile former state and local prosecutors, have come together to sign onto an amicus brief with the States United Democracy Center for Crystal Mason, a Black Fort Worth woman who was sentenced to five years in prison after casting a provisional...
Texas Democrats have left the building, and they have my full support. Breaking quorum is an extreme but legitimate action that lawmakers can take in order to stop egregious legislation. Republicans have tried to spin this many different ways, but let’s be clear –...
By leaving the state and breaking quorum, Texas Democrats have halted the GOP’s assault on voting rights, for now. However, this is merely a delaying tactic. In order to completely halt voter suppression, federal legislation will be needed. Texas Democratic lawmakers...
In a press conference on Tuesday highlighting Texas Republicans latest push on voter suppression bills, Black faith leaders from across the state asked Gov. Greg Abbott for a meeting to discuss voting legislation. In addition to the meeting, leaders also asked...
On Monday, more than two dozen nonprofits, watchdog groups, and progressive organizations announced they would be uniting to create “Texas for All,” a coalition to fight voter suppression legislation. The coalition is being joined by the Texas Civil Rights...
Sixty-two Democrats from Texas are among more than 480 state legislators who have signed a letter to Congress urging leaders from both parties to pass voting rights and campaign finance reform legislation. The state lawmakers warned that 400 anti-voter bills...
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...