Kurt Lockhart on his run for Travis County Clerk
28-year-old Democratic progressive Kurt Lockhart announced his bid for Travis County Clerk earlier this year. Lockhart is hoping to replace current clerk Dana DeBeauvoir who announced her retirement in November after 35 years of service. According to his...
The Case That Could Overturn Roe v. Wade And What It Means For Texas
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will be hearing a case that could upend abortion rights for the entire country. In Texas, which has already enacted the draconian abortion ban also known as Senate Bill 8, reproductive advocates are bracing for an even grimmer...
Progressive group secures enough signatures for Austin ballot initiative
Ground Game Texas, an Austin-based progressive non-profit organization has announced that they have secured enough signatures for the Austin Freedom Act of 2021, a ballot initiative which would decriminalize marijuana and ban no-knock warrants. The 30,000 signatures...
The significance of Colin Allred’s visit to Taiwan
Rep. Colin Allred (D-Dallas) spent Thanksgiving week in Asia as part of a bipartisan delegation, traveling to Japan and South Korea before making a surprise visit to Taiwan. This comes amid heightened security concerns in the region in the face of a rising...
The Omicron variant is coming — and, once again, Greg Abbott has failed Texans
The news had already begun spreading throughout the world when Texans gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving last week. There’s yet another variant of the COVID-19 virus — one that is more transmissible than any previous strain. First identified in South Africa, the...
Donna Imam announces run against Rep. Lloyd Doggett
Donna Imam, a computer engineer who ran for Congress in 2020, announced Monday she was running for Congress in Texas’ 37th congressional district. TX-37 is one of two new congressional seats afforded to Texas following redistricting. It is also the same seat...
Matthew McConaughey says he’s not running for governor
Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey revealed Sunday he won’t be jumping into the race for Texas governor. He said so in a three-minute Twitter video that was so incredibly vapid, it may have been written by a sentient fortune cookie. “It’s a humbling and...
All three defendants found guilty for killing Ahmaud Arbery
All three defendants were found guilty in the murder of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery who was shot and killed after jogging through a Georgia neignboorhood in February of 2020. On Feb. 23, 2020 Arbery was jogging through the Satilla Shores Neighborhood in Glynn...
The Truth About Climate Change in Schools
Katie Worth is an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award-winning investigative journalist, who was most recently with the PBS series “Frontline.” Her latest book is “Miseducation: How Climate Change is Taught in America.” The book charts how climate change is (and isn’t)...
State Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches run for Congress
State Rep. Jasmine Crockett officially announced Wednesday she is running for Congress in Texas's 30th district, the Dallas seat occupied by retiring Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. Johnson, a nearly three-decade incumbent of the district, endorsed Crockett on...
A Wild New Shakeup in the Republican AG Primary
The Republican primary in the Attorney General’s race had another wild twist Monday evening when Louie Gohmert, the Tea Party congressman and outspoken Trump enthusiast, declared he was officially a candidate. Gohmert had fueled speculation that he was going to run...
James S. Burnett announces bid for HD-76
Community organizer and activist James S. Burnett announced on Monday he’s running for state representative of House District 76. “I'm proud to announce my candidacy for State Representative in #HD76 to represent the place I have called home since I was four...
The legacy of Eddie Bernice Johnson
On Saturday, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Dallas) announced that she will retire at the end of her term, bringing a nearly three-decade career in Congress to a close. Johnson leaves behind a history-making legacy marked by many firsts both in and out of...
ERCOT report shows failing power grid isn’t just a talking point
More and more Democratic candidates are kicking off their campaigns with Winter Storm Uri and Texas’ rickety power grid as the focus of their messaging. Just in time to back up those arguments, a new analysis by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas...
In Dallas, Beto O’Rourke Leads With A New Vision of Texas
“It is so great to be with you again, to be bringing the band back together,” bellowed Beto O’Rourke on top of a stage outside Fair Park in Dallas, Texas on Sunday. O’Rourke was making his first trip to North Texas since announcing for governor and the crowd was...