Amanda Edwards on her run for Mayor of Houston
Attorney Amanda Edwards has worn many hats in the political and public service space, where her passion in law, civic leadership, and community building have bloomed into action. After serving for four years as an At-Large Position 4 member on the Houston City...
All the Lowlights from Cruz and Cornyn at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearing
On the second day of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court, the esteemed jurist got a double whammy of questioning from the two senators from Texas that sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Neither John Cornyn nor Ted Cruz had the...
Texas Democrats in Congress send letter to ensure Medicaid patients can access Planned Parenthood health centers
On Monday, a group of Democratic members of Congress from Texas issued a letter urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to enforce Medicaid’s free choice of provider requirement and require the State of Texas to reinstate Planned Parenthood as a...
Pelosi visits Dallas for healthcare roundtable
On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi participated in a healthcare roundtable at Dallas County Health and Human Services. Pelosi was joined by Rep. Colin Allred, local health care leaders, and North Texans who told their personal health care stories. “On my...
Texas appeals court continues to block Abbott’s anti-trans DFPS order
Texas’ Third Court of Appeals issued an opinion on Monday evening that continues to prevent Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-trans order to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. The governor’s order directed the agency to investigate gender-affirming...
Abortion Funds In Texas Take Legal Action
Even after passing Senate Bill 8, anti-abortion activists are still yearning to take their extremism to a new level by targeting abortion funds in Texas. Now, two abortion funds in Texas have filed their own lawsuits as a legal counter. Last week, the Lilith Fund and...
Beto O’Rourke and Texas leaders blast Abbott for inaction in the foster care system
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is in the hot seat after a recent sex-trafficking scandal showed just a sneak peek at injustices against children in the foster care system. Earlier this month a report out of Bastrop County accused...
Lizzie Fletcher testifies in support of Coastal Texas Study recommendations and Port of Houston improvements
On Wednesday, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher testified in front of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and urged the committee to include the Coastal Texas Study’s recommendations in the Water Resource Development Act of 2022 (WRDA) and to consider...
Congressional committee holds hearing over Texas mail ballot rejections
Members of Congress held a virtual hearing on Thursday to discuss the thousands of rejected mail ballots during the 2022 Texas primary. Almost 23,000 mail ballots were rejected across 187 Texas counties during the March primary, according to the Associated...
Op-ed: Texas Republicans need to stop sabotaging high-speed rail
It’s no secret that Texas Republicans are bought and paid for by special interests. They have consistently stood in the way of any effort to change our reliance on cars and planes. This should come as no surprise, since one of the most influential interest groups in...
The Texas Abortion Ban Is Coming To More States
Texas is often the epicenter of extreme rightwing legislation that gets exported to other red states. That pattern is holding true with a new crop of abortions bans that copies the disturbing citizen vigilante enforcement feature of Senate Bill 8, which took effect...
Ted Cruz’s tweet about the Russian Army aged very poorly
Tweets from Texas Republicans have a history of aging like milk and Ted Cruz might take the cake in this regard. Last May, the senator shared Russian propaganda on Twitter while implying that the “woke” U.S. military would stand no chance against their tough,...
Why picking more than one candidate could help Texas elections
Texans stand to gain a lot from switching over to approval voting, a method of voting that allows citizens to cast their ballot for more than one candidate. The winner would still be the candidate with the most support, but the method would prevent vote splitting and...
Pasadena ISD over-policing statistics will scare you. Here’s a breakdown of the numbers
After Houstonian George Floyd was murdered in the streets of Minneapolis in 2020 by former police officer Derek Chauvin, the national conversation on police reform reached a peak in coverage the country hadn't seen in years. Floyd begging for his life in the nearly...
How Texas’ school censorship law is impacting classrooms
Since December, school districts in Texas have been operating under Senate Bill 3, an anti-critical race theory law that brings new requirements and prohibitions to teachers discussing race and history in the classroom. Most of the new restrictions prevent educators...