Op-Ed: How Justice of the Peace Courts Can Rectify the Harris County Eviction Crisis
Harris County has a slow-burning eviction crisis created by a lack of affordable housing, stagnant wages, and scant protection for the most vulnerable tenants. Even before the pandemic, eviction was the leading cause of housing loss in Harris County, with 111,038...
Op-Ed: We deserve a vision and access beyond what Roe ever offered us
Texans have a lot of pride, but it's been a tough year for Texans to be proud of our state. It’s been a year where Texans have been forced to be resilient because leaders manufactured statewide disasters to appease right-wing lobbies –– take the winter storm, the...
Texas leads the nation in households unable to pay energy bills
Texas once again leads the nation in an energy category, just not one anyone wants to be first in. According to a report by HelpAdvisor.com that looked at data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Pulse Survey, almost 28 percent of Texas households were unable to pay their...
Texas Democrats in Congress request Department of Justice to monitor election audit
A group of Democratic members of Congress from Texas has sent a letter to the Department of Justice requesting that it closely monitor the ongoing election audit in four Texas counties. Last September, Texas Republicans began an audit in Harris, Tarrant, Dallas, and...
FBI raids Rep. Cuellar’s home and campaign HQ
On Wednesday, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations descended on Congressman Henry Cuellar’s Laredo home and campaign office. The agents conducted what the department is calling a “court-authorized” search. Henry Cuellar is one of the Democratic Party’s...
Latino Victory Fund endorses Rochelle Garza for Texas attorney general
Latino Victory Fund, a political action committee that backs progressives Latinos running for office, announced Thursday they were endorsing Brownsville attorney Rochelle Garza in her bid for Texas attorney general. Garza is facing civil rights attorney Lee...
Ken Paxton can’t stop lying about voter fraud
When it comes to the 2020 election, indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton can’t stop lying. And in a new speech, Paxton maintained without evidence that widespread voter fraud was responsible for making Joe Biden president. According to The Houston Chronicle, Paxton...
Working Families Party endorses Jasmine Crockett for Texas’ 30th Congressional District
Working Families Party, a grassroots political party that backs Democrats aligned with their platform, announced Wednesday they were endorsing state Rep. Jasmine Crockett for Texas' 30th Congressional District in Dallas. Crockett, an attorney representing House...
Dan Crenshaw snaps at kid who asks him about Jesus quote
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Houston-area congressman best known for receiving an apology on SNL, was recently called a moron by a room full of conservatives after snapping at a 10-year-old girl who asked him to clarify something he said about Jesus. Speaking at what...
As Abbott celebrates MLK Day, voter suppression agenda kicks into full gear
On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by sharing a famous quote from the late civil rights leader and minister: "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of...
Houston area officials ask Cy Fair board member to resign after racist outburst
Henry, a Cy-Fair ISD board member, spoke out against hiring Black teachers at a Monday board meeting. "Cy-Fair has what? 13 percent black teachers?" Henry can be heard saying in a video. "Houston ISD is 36 percent. Their dropout rate is 4 percent. I don’t...
Dan Crenshaw’s stock trading yielded the fifth highest return in Congress
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Houston) did pretty well for himself in 2021, financially speaking. According to a new report from Unusual Whales, Crenshaw’s trading netted the fifth-highest rate of return among members of Congress, narrowly edging out House Speaker Nancy...
Progressive groups, unions enter 2022 with bigger appetite (and some grudges)
Progressive groups and unions that invested heavily in Texas races in 2020 are gearing up for another intense election cycle. Derrick Osobase, Texas political and legislative director for Communications Workers of America, said the union plans on spending just as much...
Sid Miller’s Bruising Republican Primary
Sid Miller is facing some harsh accusations in his bid to remain Texas Agriculture Commissioner. And his antagonist is a fellow Republican. Miller, who has had a controversial tenure as agriculture commissioner, is being challenged in the Republican primary by State...
Texas abortion funds take on largest role yet in fight for reproductive rights
For two decades since gaining power, Texas Republicans have led a crusade against abortion. They have been largely successful. Law after law has restricted access to abortions by targeting providers and their funding, or by adding more barriers to an ever-expanding...