Abbott’s latest television ad on ‘crushing’ property taxes
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott released a television advertisement on Thursday claiming his opponent Beto O’ Rourke wants to raise taxes. The ad opens with metal machines crushing objects like eggs, fruits, and a globe and then attempts to tie the economic inflation to...
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...
A Tale Of Two Campaigns
With the campaign for governor heading into the final weeks, Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke are making their final pitches to the voters of Texas. And their campaign styles couldn’t be any more different, with O’Rourke taking a more grassroots approach talking to...
The Sole Gubernatorial Debate
The one and only debate between Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke will be held tonight in Edinburg. The debate will begin at 7:00 CST and will air on Nexstar stations around the state. There will not be a live audience for the debate, allegedly per the request of Abbott...
Uvalde families protest to demand action from the district
For over 48 hours, families of victims of the Uvalde massacre protested outside the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District headquarters to call for an investigation into the campus police response at Robb Elementary on May 24. Since the killings, which left...
Ken Paxton Literally runs to avoid Subpoena in Abortion Case
According to court filings, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home on Monday when a process server attempted to serve him with a subpoena to testify in an abortion case. The subpoena was to testify against eight abortion funds fighting the state's...
Voting While Innocent: Dallas County Must Do Better
As an elected leader, our highest duty, and what we take an oath to do, is to protect the constitutional rights and freedoms of our constituents. One of the most fundamental of these is the right to vote. Most Texans agree that voting should be safe, easy, and...
Charting Greg Abbott’s Charter School Affinity
As the campaign for governor churns into its final weeks, Greg Abbott has made a huge point of championing charter schools around the state. Charter schools are funded by the government but operated independently of the state. For conservatives in Texas, charter...
Ken Paxton sticks his nose in Trump’s classified documents suit
Indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton embarrassed Texas once again after filing a brief against the Department of Justice requesting a neutral special master in a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump after 300 classified documents were found at his...
Revelations From The Lawsuit Filed By Migrants Against DeSantis
Yesterday, Alianza Americas filed a class action complaint with several of the migrants who were flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last week as part of a political stunt by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The lawsuit provides some new insight into how migrants were...
Beto announces 15-campus College Tour
On Wednesday, Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke announced a college tour to register as many college students as possible before the Oct. 11 voter registration deadline. The 15-stop college tour will begin on Sept. 26 at the University of Texas in...
Bexar County Sheriff launches investigation into Florida for transporting migrants
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said his department is investigating Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s plan after the governor recruited a woman to fraudulently convince 50 asylum seekers to leave San Antonio and travel from Florida to Massachusetts. According to a...
Janet Dudding On Her Race For Comptroller
Quietly, an accountant is running one of the most important statewide races that, while under-the-radar, is hugely impactful to all Texans. The Signal spoke with Janet Dudding in between campaign stops in her race for comptroller. Our first question immediately...
A Democrat As Attorney General Could Accomplish A Lot
With the election less than eight weeks away, several Texas statewide candidates find themselves locked in tight, single-digit races. And perhaps the best opportunity for Democrats to flip a seat could accomplish a lot. The Signal spoke with Rochelle Garza in between...