Texas Senate Hearings on Uvalde End With Little Talk of Guns
The Texas Senate committee formed after the Uvalde mass shooting held its first public hearings this week. For anyone hoping something substantial will be done before the start of the school year in August, none of it instilled confidence. Tuesday’s 12-hour hearing...
Gallery: Stop TxDOT I-45 Protest
Houstonians from all across the city gathered on Saint Emanuel St. and walked to the Lofts at the Ballpark apartment complex to protest against the Texas Department of Transportation and their I-45 expansion. Checkout the full story. Photos: Kennedy Sessions / © Texas...
Stop TxDOT I-45 Community Organizers Successfully Pause TxDOT Demolition Permit
Stop TxDOT I-45 organizers and protestors successfully paused a demolition permit from the Texas Department of Transportation’s I-45 expansion plan, which would have demolished more than 375 housing units in East Downtown Houston. The state agency planned to...
Texas Labor Scores Big With World Cup Selection
On June 16, leaders in the Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth areas jumped for joy when they heard the news they had long anticipated: the World Cup was coming to Texas. Texas politicians and interest groups had been working to bring the world’s most widely viewed sporting...
Education Remains a Driving Force in Texas Races
A handful of runoff races over the weekend means that election season in Texas is finally, and mercifully, over until November. Still, the runoff races highlighted the growing divisions over education that have spilled over into school board and college races. In...
Austin Housing Crisis Extends to Mobile and Tiny Homes Leaving Many Without Affordable Housing
Texas is facing a housing crisis, with Austin at its forefront, leaving many residents without affordable housing options and driving people out of their homes with astronomical rent increases. This crisis has begun to spread into the realm of mobile and tiny homes as...
Let us Make Laws Gov. Abbott, Says Texas Senator Representing Uvalde
The Texas Senate Democratic Caucus held a press conference on Monday where they continued calls to address gun violence with a special legislative session that would see lawmakers return to Austin insead of waiting until 2023. “Texas has suffered mass shootings over...
Texas GOP Approves 2022 Far-Right Platform
The Texas Republican Party finished its 2022 platform priorities over the weekend at the Republican National Convention and gave a glimpse into some of the most powerful minds in power. The 53-page document covers a range of topics familiar with the national GOP...
Passing the Ike Dike: A Step Closer to Preventing Environmental Catastrophe
The 2022 hurricane season is officially upon us, with Texans once more preparing themselves for the worst. As hurricanes increase in force due to the effects of climate change, so do the intense flooding and winds that accompany the storms become an even greater risk...
John Lira on His Run for Congress in TX-23
TX-23 congressional candidate John Lira said he is running to continue his passion for public service. He faces Republican incumbent Congressman Tony Gonzalez, who currently ranks 92 percent favorability with the National Rifle Association. Notably, Uvalde,...
This is the ‘Endgame,’ Warn Abortion Funds
With a Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade expected in the next few weeks, nowhere else is the urgency and anger felt more than with abortion funds, groups that provide financial support for those seeking abortions. In Texas, these abortion funds are...
Harris County Narrows in on a New Elections Administrator
Harris County officials have narrowed the field of candidates down to two candidates for the position of county elections administrator. This comes after the former Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria resigned from her position in March after a jumbled counting...
Odessa and the Worsening Texas Water Crisis
In the midst of a Texas summer that is regularly setting temperature records and will probably end up one of the state’s hottest ever, Odessa made national headlines when its main water line broke and left more than 165,000 residents without access to the vital...
Mimi Marziani to Step Down as President of the Texas Civil Rights Project
The Texas Civil Rights Project announced today that their current President Mimi Marziani will be stepping down at the end of this year. For many in Texas, Marziani has been one of the most visible leaders on a variety of issues ranging from voting rights to criminal...
GOP Sees Victory in TX-34, but Only for Six Months
GOP Congressional Candidate Mayra Flores flipped a U.S. House seat on Tuesday, beating out Democrat Dan Sanchez by less than eight percentage points in a special election for Texas’ 34th Congressional District. Flores narrowly avoided a runoff in the four-way race...