Beto O’Rourke announces run for governor of Texas
Former El Paso Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke officially announced his run for governor of Texas on Monday. The long-anticipated announcement came with a video from O’Rourke explaining why he’s running against Gov. Greg Abbott. “Those in...
TCRP and ACLU file information request on Kinney County
On Thursday, non-profit organizations the Texas Civil Rights Project and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas filed a Texas Public Information Act request to receive all communications between Kinney County officials and the Patriots for America militia...
Why Texas can’t solve California’s port delays
Gov. Greg Abbott, who never misses an opportunity to take a swipe at California, is trying to get ships stuck off the coast of Los Angeles to come to Texas. “Texas ports are open & ready to help fix America's supply chain backlog,” tweeted Abbott. “We can...
Federal judge blocks Abbott’s ban on school mask mandates
A federal judge has ruled that Abbott’s executive order, also known as GA-38, banning mask mandates in schools, is a violation of The Americans With Disabilities Act. With the new ruling, school districts can now implement the health and safety precaution that is...
Matthew McConaughey opposes vaccine mandates for children
On Tuesday, potential Texas gubernatorial candidate and Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey said he is against mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for children. Just last week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for children...
Luke Warford announces run for Texas Railroad Commission
Texas Democrats have their first candidate officially running for Texas Railroad Commission, the three-member agency that regulates the state’s oil, gas and mining industries. Luke Warford, former Chief Strategy Officer for Texas Democrats announced his campaign...
Rep. Veronica Escobar talks climate change and migration at COP26
El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar joined a congressional delegation this week at the United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP26). Speaking at a press conference with other congressional colleagues who were elected in 2018, Escobar talked about...
Republican Tarrant County District Attorney Not Seeking Reelection
North Texas got a political jolt today when Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson, a Republican, announced she was not seeking reelection in 2022. Wilson’s surprise announcement comes as the Republican grip on the North Texas county has been waning. Wilson...
‘Be the first to know!’ Beto teases announcement
Former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke has a little more than a month to file his paperwork to run for governor of Texas in 2022, and it looks like he’s very close to doing just that. “We’ve got something big to announce, and we want you to be a part of it,” reads a...
Victims identified in mass-casualty Astroworld festival tragedy
Eight people died Friday night in NRG Park after a densely packed crowd surged the stage crushing concert goers at Houston Native Travis Scott’s famous Astroworld music festival. According to reports, the families have identified the victims killed in the event whose...
The pipeline at the heart of Ted Cruz’s state department blockade
Ted Cruz has been blocking State Department nominations for months and it all has to do with a gas pipeline in Europe called Nord Stream 2. While Cruz’s blockade is almost certainly politically motivated, and although he has expressed opposition to individual...
Meet the new Census Director from Texas
Last week, Robert Santos was confirmed by the Senate to take over the Census Bureau. Santos, who was born in San Antonio, will be the first Latino census director and only the second person of color to oversee the Census. Santos brings a broad array of statistical...
Texas Rent Relief application portal closing Friday
The state program, the Texas Relief Fund, announced they are closing their application portal on Friday because the requested amount of applicants exceeds the total funding left available, according to Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Media...
DOJ sues Texas for violating Voting Rights Act
The Biden administration’s Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Texas arguing that the state violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 when it passed Senate Bill 1, a sweeping piece of legislation that makes it more difficult to access the ballot box. The...
Paxton v. Biden: Vaccine Edition
Ken Paxton has made no secret over his glee of suing the Biden administration over everything from immigration to LGBTQ workplace protections. But his latest batch of lawsuits all concern one thing: the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. After President Biden first announced a...