Business and Entertainment Leaders Denounce Texas Anti-Trans Policy
As a directive from Greg Abbott that endangers trans children and their parents makes its way through the courts, several prominent business and entertainment leaders denounced the anti-trans efforts from Texas. Last month, Abbott directed the Texas Department of...
Texas Democrats on the fight to free Brittney Griner
Texas Democrats like Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee and Colin Allred are pledging to do everything in their power to free WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for over three weeks. Still, the path forward for Griner remains muddled as diplomatic...
Joah Spearman on his run for Austin City Council District 9
Community leader and entrepreneur Joah Spearman said he’s running a non-partisan campaign in the race for District 9 of Austin City Council. With his experience in a variety of industries including technology, business and philanthropy, Spearman said he brings a...
Will the courts step in to stop Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-trans secret police?
On Friday, a Travis County District Court will continue to hear litigation on Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-trans orders to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). Until temporarily blocked by a judge, the department had been directed by Abbott and...
Texas AG Dem Candidates Rochelle Garza and Joe Jowarski head to runoff
ACLU attorney Rochelle Garza and former Galveston mayor Joe Jaworski are headed to a runoff in the Texas attorney general's race. According to Decision Desk HQ, Garza holds almost a majority of the vote with 43 percent and Jowarski follows with 19.79 percent of...
Lizzie Fletcher introduces legislation to reduce European dependency on Russian energy
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher has introduced two bills aimed at countering Russia’s energy leverage over Europe. The American Energy for Europe Act would establish a program at the Department of Energy (DoE) to assist Europe in achieving energy independence from Russia, while...
A Billionaire is Suing Beto, What Comes Next?
On Monday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke made headlines when he announced at a campaign event that a billionaire was going to file a lawsuit against him. Sure enough, a defamation lawsuit against O’Rourke was filed in San Saba County later that day....
Texas General Land Office racially discriminated with $4 billion of Harvey relief, says HUD
The Department of Housing and Urban Development said the Texas General Land Office discriminated against minority residents with $4 billion of federal Hurricane Harvey relief money, disproportionately offering less money to communities on the basis of race and...
‘Stop buying Russian oil’ Ukrainians in Texas call for action
Ukrainian-Americans in Texas are urging their fellow citizens and the United States to do everything in their power to help the people of Ukraine in their struggle against Putin’s invasion. “What I would like to share with Americans is that we cannot sit still...
Texas Democratic Attorney General candidates react to Jaworski’s early victory declaration
It’s been exactly one week since the Texas primary election and ballots across the state are still being counted. Over the weekend, Harris County Election officials said 10,000 mail-in votes, “were not transferred and counted as a part of the unofficial final results...
Abbott’s teacher shortage stems from low pay, educators say
Gov. Greg Abbott recently directed the Texas Education Agency to create a task force to address teacher shortages in school districts across the state. “This task force should work diligently to ensure that best practices and resources for recruitment and retention...
Who Is The New Republican Congressional Candidate in Collin County?
When Republicans created this decade’s new redistricting maps, perhaps the biggest beneficiary was Collin County Congressman Van Taylor (TX-3). His newly redrawn district shifted from purple to red and he seemed poised to cruise to reelection. Flash forward a few...
What the latest sobering UN climate report means for Texas
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released the second part of its sixth assessment report, a sprawling 3,500-page analysis of the climate crisis and its impact on humanity. The most concerning news to come out of the ongoing...
Lance Gooden wants to make privateering great again
Rep. Lance Gooden, a Republican who represents Texas’ 5th District, has introduced legislation that would allow U.S. citizens to seize the yachts, jets, and other property belonging to Russian oligarchs who have been sanctioned in response to the invasion of Ukraine....
Our Revolution on progressive wins in Texas primaries
Progressives running for Congress had a good night on Tuesday. To discuss the results, the Signal spoke with Aaron Chappell, the political director for Our Revolution, a grassroots member-driven movement that emerged following Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 run. The...