A perfect storm: after decades of warnings from environmental scientists, the global climate crisis is upon us…. and so is the 88th Texas Legislative Session. If you’ve lived in Texas for the last couple of years, you’ve witnessed the impacts of climate change...
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Yesterday morning, we published a column about Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s calls for a “national divorce,” that touched on the long and strange political history of secession in Texas. Even we were shocked by what happened next. State Rep. Bryan...
Musings: Stay Together For The Kids
This past President’s Day, firebrand Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene assertively raised eyebrows across the country when she publicly called for a “national divorce,” invoking the language of segregationists while suggesting we would all be better off if...
Texas Legislative Round-Up: Week Four
Welcome to the Texas Legislative Round-up! We are here to break down the latest 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 This was a slow week at...
Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc Across Texas
For many Texans, a palpable and frustrating sense of déjà vu settled in after a winter storm left thousands without power. Though the circumstances surrounding this storm, as opposed to Uri, are quite different, that’s little comfort to those without heat or...
Musings: ambition kills
Welcome back to Musings. We've missed you, dear readers. It’s long been said that the United States Senate is populated with people who steadfastly believe they will one day be President of the United States. No one exemplifies that axiom better than Texas Senator...
Lin-Manuel Miranda rallies with Beto and Garza in Houston
Over 1,800 Houstonians visited Imagen Venues Tuesday night to see gubernatorial candidate Beto O’ Rourke, Democratic Attorney General candidate Rochelle Garza, and Broadway star Lin-Manuel Miranda Get Out the Vote rally ahead of the November election. Although he’s a...
A New Turn For the Texas Lieutenant Governor’s Race
With less than a month until election day, Texas state-wide races are coming to a head with many neck and neck, according to recent polling. But one race in particular sticks out from the rest on the Democratic ticket, with a slew of long-time Republicans...
Op-Ed: Why New Americans Must Bring Our Voices To the Ballot In November
You never forget your first time. I thought of my grandfather. He was a new citizen who voted for the first and only time at 74 before he passed away. He voted that year because of Proposition 187, a rabidly anti-immigrant ballot initiative in...
O’Rourke vs. Abbott debate REcap
The two candidates running for governor of Texas, incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic nominee Beto O’ Rourke, faced off in a one-hour debate at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg on Friday. The debate covered various topics, from gun...